You cannot reduce the cost of goods in the market because the forces of demand and supply is not in your control, however inflation will always creep in, what you have to do is to cut down your expenses and go for things that are most essential. One major way to beat inflation is to double your hustle and have extra sources of income, that way you could easily have an better purchasing power because your earnings are multiple. The government can also do well to help checkmate prices for people that are arbitrarily hiking the prices of goods in the market.
It's very important specially for people who job to have a second source of income because with pay we can't beat the inflation. The buying power of salary class decreases with time. These days it's not very difficult to find another source of income. We have online freelance platforms and also this forum can give you good income if you do efforts to get selected in signature campaigns or find work of your choice here. It will be of no use if we keep crying on low salary and increased inflation, find a way to live a luxury life.