become more expensive
品物は高くなるし、選択肢もあまりない。
Things are getting more expensive, and there aren’t many options.
良質の果物が冬には不足し、値段も高くなる。
High-quality fruit becomes scarce and more expensive in winter.
物価は安くなるどころか、高くなるばかりだった。
Far from getting cheaper, prices just kept going up.