The cost of a home-cooked veg thali stood at Rs 26.3, while that of a non-veg thali was at Rs 53.9 in April 2025
Led by a sharp fall in the prices of vegetables, the cost of home-cooked vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian thalis declined by four per cent on a year-on-year basis in April 2025, according to a report by Crisil Intelligence. The cost of a home-cooked veg thali stood at Rs 26.3, while that of a non-veg thali was at Rs 53.9 in April 2025.
The Roti Rice Rate report by Crisil highlighted that tomato prices declined 34 per cent on-year to Rs 21 per kilogram (kg) from Rs 32 per kg in April 2024, owing to a high base effect amid low crop yield last year. Potato prices fell 11 per cent on-year on a high base of last year, when the crop was affected by blight infestation and unseasonal rainfall in West Bengal. Onion prices also declined six per cent on a high base.
However, the report noted that a 19 per cent on-year jump in vegetable oil prices due to a rise in import duty and a six per cent on-year rise in LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinder prices curtailed a further decline in the cost of both thalis.
“Going forward, wheat and pulse prices are expected to moderate amid strong domestic output. Edible oil prices are also likely to soften over the next two to three months as global supplies pick up, mainly from Argentina, Indonesia and Malaysia,” highlighted Pushan Sharma, Director- Research, Crisil Intelligence.
Along with decline in vegetable prices, an estimated four per cent on-year decline in broiler prices, which comprises around 50 per cent of a non-vegetarian thali’s cost, lowered the cost of a non-vegetarian thali as well. The dip in broiler prices was on account of oversupply and lower demand amid bird flu reported in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka
Sharma added that Rice prices are expected to inch up with a projected increase in exports, and among vegetables, onion prices are likely to be rangebound, while tomato prices are forecast to rise on account of seasonality.
