Why is Nashville so expensive for nothing?

I’d love some opinions on why Nashville is so overpriced? I lived here for 30 years. I moved to San Francisco 4 years ago almost, and when I left, Nashville was still a reasonable city to go out in. You could go have a nice dinner for a reasonable price or go grab drinks for cheap. $5 beers. $8 cocktails. Tonight I went to a plain Jane place, Brewhouse West. It’s somewhere I knew I could get cheap late night food and drink near my family. Well, to my surprise, beer was $9 on average? Before that, I had had some sticker shock being back here, but going for $9 beers at a Brewhouse?? WTF Nashville!?? I drink cheaper in San Francisco, where EVERYTHING is more expensive. But at least S.F. has charm, beauty, culture. Nashville has jack shit compared to most cities. It’s a Mecca for Chads and Woo girls, it’s ugly as sin, and just…… shitty. I’m sure I’ll get all sorts of shit for this post, but Nashville just straight sucks now. She sure was a hell of a time, but those days are dead and gone.