Vegetarian food costs climbed 12% year-on-year in October, while the non-veg basket rose 9%. However, the non-veg thali became cheaper by 1% month-on-month. Mumbai, Nov 13 (PTI) The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali rose 12 per cent year-on-year in October, driven by higher prices of onion, tomato, vegetable oil, rice and LPG, according to a.