6. Diving
Your sky diving experience might serve as a great conversation starter, but definitely one of the 11 Most Expensive Hobbies in the World. One tandem jump costs $150-$250 (and lasts under a minute). Certification in this sport is $1,500. And if you want your own equipment, a good parachute may cost $5,000.
Scuba diving is even worse. Bloomberg calculates $2,000 for equipment, $200 for an online learning course, $200 per private lesson, $275 per open water dive, $200 for a good underwater camera (which you’re likely to want), and the rest for possible accident costs, totaling around $10,000 just to get started in the sport.
