The modern conception of living is becoming more and more vertical, and in this perspective, increasingly higher skyscrapers are being built. At the end of 2018, there were 1,478 residential and non-residential skyscrapers more than 200 meters high worldwide. This trend is exponentially increasing in recent years, considering the +141% recorded compared to 2010. In the ranking dedicated to exclusively residential skyscrapers, the undisputed queens are in New York, with its 432 Park Avenue in the heart of Manhattan (426 meters and 85 floors), and in Dubai where we find the Princess Tower (414 meters and 101 floors) and 23 Marina (392 meters and 88 floors). There are no European buildings in the top 20 world rankings. The average height of skyscrapers stops at 209 meters and 54 floors in Europe; outside it, the average is 332 meters and 81 floors. Italy stands well below the European average; the 20 tallest towers, 13 of which are in Milan, reach only 90 meters and 24 floors. Living in the highest and most luxurious skyscrapers in the world, jewels of architecture and design, is a privilege that only a few people can afford. The prices of apartments at 432 Park Avenue in New York start at 28,000 euro per square meter, but some, like the Saudi businessman Fawaz Alhokair, spent a whopping 86 million, 112 thousand euro per square meter for a 767 square meter penthouse. The penthouses in the Princess Tower of Dubai stand at 16,500 euro per square meter. If you want to spend less, you can opt for the penthouses in the Magnolias Waterfront Residences in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, with prices ranging from 7,000 to 12,000 euro per square meter. In Europe, the highest residential tower, at 284 meters, is the Skyland Residential Tower in Istanbul, where prices are decidedly low, from 2,200 to 3,400 euro per square meter. Capital City Moscow Center, at 274 meters, is the pride of the Russian capital, with prices ranging between 8,000 and 10,000 euro per square meter. However, if your heart is in London, we recommend the St. George Wharf Tower, 180 meters high, with penthouse prices of 23,000 euro per square meter. Returning to Italy, the top five begin with Torre Solaria in Milan, 143 meters and 37 floors and with values between 9,200 and 16,200 euro per square meter, followed by the Euroky Tower in Rome, a 120 meters and 31 floors, 9,000 euro per meter. In third place is the lesser known Cesenatico skyscraper, 118 meters and 35 floors, 4,600 euro per square meter. Fourth position for the most famous and expensive, by far the most expensive skyscraper in the Bel Paese, is the Bosco Verticale in Milan, 116 meters and 27 floors, with values ranging between 12,300 and 16,500 euro per square meter. Closing the top five is Torre Cantore di Genova at 90 meters and with values below 1,900 euro per square meter.