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Depending on the shade of green, an emerald can very well cost more than a diamond! Emeralds that are a deep shade of green with good clarity can cost twice as much as a diamond of the same carat. Rachel Â· 3 years ago.
A ring with a 0.7 carat diamond that cost $4,895 on Blue Nile, an online jewelry retailer, might sell for 20 to 25 percent more at an average brick and mortar retailer, while the same size and quality ring could command at least 40 to 50 percent more at Tiffany or Cartier, said David Wu, a luxury goods and beauty analyst at the Telsey Advisory Group in New York.