The price of my rent has gone up way higher than the rate of inflation. But what can I do? This place is close to my job and my friends, though now they are mov

The price of my rent has gone up way higher than the rate of inflation. But what can I do? This place is close to my job and my friends, though now they are moving out. Seriously feel like just because prices are going up then a lot of institutions and people are using it as an excuse to extract even more money out of people, which just worsens the cycle.