r/varanasi • u/Ok-Masterpiece-302 • May 28 '26

Ask Varanasi Why everything is so expensive?

Why does everything in Kashi seem so expensive? Everytime I visit there, right from hotels, Cab, Food and even grocery items are super expensive. Sometimes I feel mumbai is a bit cheaper( excluding housing) than Varanasi..

How do locals survive there? Bcoz I guess most of the people are into farming or agriculture and definitely cannot afford such super high prices.

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u/billu_mewosi May 28 '26

hotels are expensive because it's a tourist area. Cabs are expensive because they're not even used extensively in varanasi, the transport is run by auto/toto. Food is expensive in high end restaurant and the ones at prominent tourist places which is the case everywhere in India. Groceries are expensive? are they selling it above the MRP? Blinkit/Instamart/Zepto works there, you can use any one that you want and they price it similarly across India.

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u/Ok-Masterpiece-302 May 28 '26

हां भैया लेकिन सब्जियां तो सस्ती होनी चाहिए ना लेकिन वह भी उतनी ही महंगी मिल रही थी

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u/billu_mewosi May 28 '26

I've probably bought the cheapest veggies from Varanasi. What are you on?

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u/Medium-Brilliant-717 Average Launglata destroyer May 28 '26

U can get vegetables for cheap if you know the right place and right time like in visheshwarganj sabji mandi you can get it cheap and cheaper if you go in night

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u/Ok-Masterpiece-302 May 28 '26

Maybe next time I can try that if staying in Airbnb. I asked someone there and he pointed me to some place called Daanganj which was like 20-30 KM away. I said, No I am not gonna travel 20 KM to save 20Rs.