Cosplay can be expensive, with some costumes costing between $500 to $1000 to put together - and some costumes are even more expensive than this!
This is why a lot of cosplayers turn to sewing. They can save a lot of money by sewing together their own cloaks, corsets, and more. Because of this, cosplayers can make some truly amazing costumes just by using recycled materials and their own labor!
So, it is possible to make a cosplay costume for absolutely no cost at all - but the more complex the costume, the more effort, materials, and equipment you will need to make it.