World's Most Expensive

This fruit is sold in Japan and cannot be accessed easily. You will be shocked to know that the cost of the Yubari melon ranges in lakhs.
This fruit is sold exclusively in Japan and is extremely hard to access for even local shops and supermarkets, a factor which adds to its expensiveness.

As with many luxury food and beverage items like champagne, bourbon, or Kobe beef, Yubari King melons can only be grown in a certain region of Hokkaido prefecture, as per tasteatlas.

In 2019, a pair of melons sold for over $42,450 (Rs31.6 lakh). That's over Rs 15 lakh for one melon. Just let that sink in. If reports are to be believed, one kilogram of Yubari Melon can cost up to Rs 20 lakh. This fruit is only exclusive to the topmost tier of society i.e. the super-rich. Even though the fruit can cost as much as a car or gold jewellery, it is still in great demand among the rich in Japan. The fruit is grown exclusively in the Yubari region of Japan and is grown only inside greenhouses, as opposed to mass farming. The farmers give the melons constant attention and care. Each melon takes 100 days to grow, and the fruit is grown all year round.

The reason why these melons are so expensive is
that they are protected by geographical indication,
like Wagyu beef or Iberian ham.