inflated

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Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people think is reasonable.

an inflated price or value is higher than it should be or than is reasonable:

Evidence suggests that travellers have been put off by the inflated prices.

grossly/highly/vastly inflated Faced with vastly inflated prices in the south, property investors have been looking for bargains in the north.