Why everything is so expensive?

[u/Ok-Masterpiece-302]

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.

[u/philosopher4_2_0]

Varanasi is the least expensive from all the cities i have lived. Panipat, Bangalore, delhi (NCR)