高くつく

be expensive; end up costing a lot

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be expensive; end up costing a lot Often describes something that ends up costing a lot.
JA: この車の維持は高くつく。
EN: Maintaining this car is expensive.

病院って、とても高くつくよな。

Hospitals are so expensive, aren't they?

コストは高くつく

It’s expensive.

— High and Low (1963)

ブラジル暮らしは、とても高くつく。

Living in Brazil is very expensive.

そう、島を横断して手紙を送るのは高くつく。

Yes, it’s expensive to send a letter across the island.

でも宇宙船が高くつくのは確かだから、お金持ちになるのが第一歩だ。

But spaceships are definitely expensive, so becoming rich is the first step.

外国へ行くのは高くつくにちがいない。

Traveling abroad must be expensive.

飛行機で行くと高くつくわよ。

It'll cost you more if you fly.

高くつくわよ

It’ll cost you.

— 罪人たち (2025)

修理は高くつくでしょう。

The repairs will probably be expensive.

タクシーはバスより高くつく。

Taxis cost more than buses.

だがなあ・・・こりゃあ高くつくぜ

But, you know… this is gonna cost you.

— 紅の豚 (1992)

この車の維持は高くつく。

This car is expensive to maintain.

三本マスト船はとても高くつくと、何度も彼に言いました。

I told him time and again that a three-masted ship was very expensive.