The cost of being The Great Gatsby

The cost of being The Great Gatsby

The cost of being The Great Gatsby
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Do you dream of living a life of effortless grandeur and timeless style, following in the footsteps of the illusive Jay Gatsby?

If Baz Luhrmann's exotic adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic has caused your eyes to glaze over with green envy, then the following infographic is for you.

Detailing the cost of purchasing some of Gatsby's many possessions, from that car to the cost of throwing your own season-setting parties, you're going to need to find your own mysterious source of income if you hope to echo his opulence.

Our thanks to the esteemed fellows at MyVoucherCodes.co.uk for assembling this.

The Great Gatsby sweeps into cinemas on May 16th

Marc Chacksfield
Marc Chacksfield
Content Director

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.

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