New Delhi, July 8 -- The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali increased 5% and 6% year-on-year in June 2026 due to higher prices of tomatoes, onions, vegetable oils and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, which offset the decline in potato prices, according to Crisil's Roti Rice Report (RRR).

The RRR calculates the average cost of preparing a thali at home based on input prices prevailing in north, south, east and west India. The monthly change reflects the impact on the common man's expenditure. The data also reveals the ingredients (cereals, pulses, broilers, vegetables, spices, edible oil and cooking gas) driving the change in the cost of the thali.

"Tomato prices surged 31% on-year owing to delayed and lowe...