Don't recall if I've said it here or not, but do a blind taste test of lagers, especially "light" beers. I can't taste any difference generally speaking. I enjoy light lagers after mowing the lawn on a hot day, or any time I should be drinking water but want alcohol in it. "Light" just means less alcohol. You'd probably be better off just buying a non-light beer and adding water if you don't want so much beer in your beer. Take a swig of Budweiser, then refill with water, and you've now got a Bud Lite.
I generally drink Rainier, mostly because I've climbed that mountain a few times. Tastes the same as any light lager.
Funny thing is that I never bought Budweiser until now, because it was more expensive than other lagers. There was a 30 pack for $10, so I bought it for the first time. Thing is, they haven't found a new customer, because once prices go back up, I'll be back to Rainier or whatever else is on sale.
All that said, I mostly drink micro IPAs. They cost more because they have more alcohol in it (higher cost of ingredients), and use an ale yeast instead of lager. Lager yeast tolerates higher temperatures, meaning the fermentation requires less cooling, meaning you can spend less on energy to brew it.