Archive · 8 Dec 2025

Home-Cooked Thali Costs Drop 13% Year-On-Year

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.

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