The London Stock Exchange is the richest in Europe

You do not look rich until I've seen in London!

Data released Friday shows an area of ​​western Inner London is the most prosperous part of Europe by a long shot.

The area includes Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Notting Hill and the city in the financial district of London.

Based on per capita GDP, this part of London is 5.4 times richer than the average of the European Union, once the difference in price levels between countries is taken into account.

European data shows the west Londoners in the midst account £ 116,800 ($ 162,200) in GDP per year.

The neighborhoods included in this region are: City of London, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth and Camden.

However, it is worth noting that the figures are inflated by people living in the suburbs, but go to work. These workers raise the overall economic output of the

area, but only residents are counted when per capita GDP figures are calculated.

The second richest region in the European Union is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Residents of this area are 2.7 times richer than average.

Luxembourg is a small city-state that has one of the highest national minimum wages in the world.

Meanwhile, the least prosperous region in the EU Severozapaden, Bulgaria. The average resident is € 8,200 ($ 9,000) in annual GDP.

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