What makes people say that being vegan is more expensive?

I’ve always heard that being vegan is more expensive, which I don’t agree with. Meat is incredibly expensive, people pay a lot of money for meat. Vegans don’t. Yes the vegan meats can be expensive but you can make your own, plus the ones at the store aren’t more than actual meat (though I haven’t bought meat before, I went vegetarian before I moved out, just basing it off prices I’ve at the grocery store).

It’s not like we’re eating beyond meat burgers every night. I’ve never understood this statement and don’t understand where it came from.