First you need to consider that yes it is more expensive than the illegal prostitution and you don't have the same risks. The two are different.
Half of what you pay in a brothel has NOTHING to do with sex, it goes to the house and for that you get a LOT of guarantees.
Sex with a stranger can be dangerous. We are tested for every single STD weekly, HIV monthly and Hepatitis yearly. You are GUARANTEED we are clean and disease free.
In brothel you won't get arrested, won't spend the night in jail, won't get caught up in an FBI/IRS sting, won't have your car confiscated. Your family WON"T find out. You are not screened and don't have to give your real info to the lady or the house unless you use a CC and then the lady does not get your info. If you do use a CC, the billing where I work is done through a business with a different address and in a way where you can write it off as a business expenses if you are on a business trip.
In a brothel you do not pay for time, so you can sit and socialize in the bar or parlor and you are not charged for it.
Each lady sets her own pricing and activities. Just because one lady has a very high price, doesn't mean another won't be more accomodating.
Most of us try to work with you.
If you are looking for cheap sex then stick to the street corner and try your luck there.
Men do not come to a brothel for sex - they come for the adventure.
We have a lot of fun where I work - Wednesday Nights we have Karaoke - great time to visit and hang out.
Brothels are a different world than escorting and you can't really compare. They are different and though brothels tend to be more pricey, you get guarantees and management monitors negotiatiions so if the lady promises you something she doesn't deliver, you have an avenue of complaint and the house WILL make it right