Same here, I like Kagi but I'm not paying that much for search. I tried it for a while but it was not worth the money over DDG for me.

I'm very cost conscious for services though. I wouldn't pay more than €3 a month or so. Being in a medium wage eu country I just don't want money flying or left right and center.

For comparison i pay €2 a month for my email, online storage and web office, EU based also.