Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Home-Cooked Thali Costs Drop 13% Year-On-Year
The cost of making home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis at home went down by 13% compared to last year.
This happened because the prices of vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes, as well as pulses and broiler chicken, went down.
Tomatoes became 17% cheaper, potatoes 29% cheaper, and pulses 17% cheaper because there were more of them available.
Onions also got cheaper by 53%.
However, compared to the previous month, the cost of vegetarian thalis went up by 2%, and non-vegetarian thalis went down by 1%.
This is because tomatoes and potatoes became more expensive in November, while broiler chicken got a bit cheaper.
Cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis fell 13% year-on-year in November.
Vegetable and pulse prices declined significantly, leading to lower thali costs.
Tomato prices dropped 17% and potato prices fell 29% year-on-year.
Pulse prices declined 17% due to high imports of Bengal gram, yellow pea, and black gram.
Onion prices decreased 53% year-on-year due to higher stock availability and subdued exports.
- Who
- Crisil
- What
- Report on the cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis
- When
- November, year-on-year comparison
- Where
- India
- Why
- Due to declines in vegetable, pulse, and broiler prices
- Cost Decrease
- 13% year-on-year for both veg and non-veg thalis
- Vegetable Price Drop
- 17% for tomatoes, 29% for potatoes
- Pulse Price Drop
- 17% due to high imports
- Onion Price Drop
- 53% year-on-year
- Broiler Price Drop
- 12% year-on-year, 5% month-on-month
- Monthly Change
- 2% increase for veg thali, 1% decrease for non-veg thali
- Tomato Price Increase
- 14% month-on-month
- Potato Price Increase
- 5% month-on-month