cost a lot
Medicines are expensive.
J'ai vu assez de faux papiers pour reconnaître ceux qui coûtent cher.
I've seen enough forged documents to recognize the expensive ones.
— Piège de cristal (1988)
Things are expensive here.
Les marchandises coûtent cher et il y a peu de choix.
Goods are expensive, and there isn’t much to choose from.