CHENNAI: The common man’s daily platter has become significantly costlier over the past year, driven by price hikes across essential ingredients, including vegetables, meat, oil, cooking gas, and other household staples.In January, the average cost of a typical food plate in Indian kitchens, based on prevailing input prices across North, South, East, and West India, showed an increase of 2% for vegetarian thalis and 17% for non-vegetarian thalis compared to January 2024. This monthly change underscores the growing impact on household expenditure.”The cost of preparing both vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis has risen year-on-year in January 2025. However, the rate of increase varies significantly—while the cost of a vegetarian thali rose by 2%, the cost of a non-vegetarian thali surged by 17%.” says Pushan Sharma, Director of Research at Crisil Intelligence.
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