The Hyphen Ramadan price index 2025
As the cost of living continues to rise, we compare the year-on-year effect of inflation on a range of iftar staples
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Across the UK, millions of Muslims are busy stocking their cupboards, fridges and freezers in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan, which begins at the end of February.
The annual inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages declined for most of 2024 but is now rising again, up from 2% in December to 3.3% in January 2025, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. Meanwhile, researchers at the British Retail Consortium predict that food shopping costs will increase by 4.2% in the second half of 2025.
According to the Food Foundation — a charity that has been tracking food insecurity since 2020 — 7.2 million adults and 2.7 million children did not have access to enough affordable food to meet their needs in June 2024. Of the households that experienced food insecurity, 26% were of ethnic minority backgrounds.
For the third year running, we’ve compared the current prices of a variety of Ramadan staples with how much they cost in the preceding years. Overall UK annual food price inflation has fallen in the past year, from 7% in January 2024, according to the ONS. However, while food prices may be rising more slowly, they are still rising. Our 2025 Ramadan food price index found that almost every essential ingredient has increased in price in the past year.
In 2025, the items that have increased most in price compared to last year are flour, coconut milk and vermicelli. The difference is more pronounced when compared to 2022, with the cost of some flour products rising by more than 100%. In addition to the regular items on our list, a 500ml bottle of Napolina Extra Virgin Olive Oil now costs £6.83, while it cost £6.37 in February 2024, a 7% rise. The price of 1.5kg of coarse semolina by Tropical Sun has also increased 7% from £3.00 to £3.20, while the cost of Biona organic millet has remained the same at £2.41.
Chickpeas
Napolina chickpeas in water
April 2022: 86p
March 2023: £1.01
February 2024: £1.03
January 2025: £1.02
Increase since 2022: 19%
Decrease since 2024: 1%
Chapatti flour
East End Gold Flour 5kg
April 2022: £6
March 2023: £7.65
February 2024: £9.43
January 2025: £11.19
Increase since 2022: 87%
Increase since 2024: 19%
Elephant Atta Gold 5kg
April 2022: £4.83
March 2023: £4.83
February 2024: £6.46
January 2025: £9.75
Increase since 2022: 102%
Increase since 2024: 51%
Elephant Atta wholemeal 10kg
April 2022: £6.83
March 2023: £8.50
February 2024: £9.90
January 2025: £10.85
Increase since 2022: 59%
Increase since 2024: 10%
Coconut milk
KTC coconut milk
April 2022: 89p
March 2023: 90p
February 2024: 90p
January 2025: £1.51
Increase since 2022: 70%
Increase since 2024: 68%
Greek yoghurt
Supermarket own brand greek yoghurt (Tesco)
April 2022: 85p
March 2023: £1.05
February 2024: £1.10
January 2025: £1.20
Increase since 2022: 41%
Increase since 2024: 9%
Parathas
Shana paratha
April 2022: £1.30
March 2023: £1.87
February 2024: £1.71
January 2025: £1.82
Increase since 2022: 40%
Increase since 2024: 6%
Rice
Laila basmati rice 10kg
April 2022: £12.13
March 2023: £16.87
February 2024: £15.40
January 2025: £19.41
Increase since 2022: 60%
Increase since 2024: 26%
Tilda basmati rice 5kg
April 22: £12.63
March 23: £14.83
February 2024: £15.25
January 2025: £15.91
Increase since 2022: 26%
Increase since 2024: 4%
Tilda basmati rice 10kg
April 2022: £23.42
March 2023: £25.33
February 2024: £27.25
January 2025: £28.11
Increase since 2022: 20%
Increase since 2024: 3%
Filo pastry
Jus-Rol Filo pastry
April 2022: £1.77
March 2023: £1.87
February 2024: £1.89
January 2025: £1.89
Increase since 2022: 7%
No change in 2024
Vermicelli
KTC vermicelli
April 2022: 60p
March 2023: 70p
February 2024: 81p
January 2025: £2.12
Increase since 2022: 253%
Increase since 2024: 162%
Tahini
Bodrum tahini
April 2022: £2.50
March 2023: £2.65
February 2024: £2.65
January 2025: £2.65
Increase since 2022: 6%
No change in 2024
Ayran
Mis Ayran
April 2022: 39p
March 2023: 50p
February 2024: 55p
January 2025: 55p
Increase since 2022: 41%
No change in 2024
Ghee
KTC ghee
April 2022: £4.67
March 2023: £4.83
February 2024: £5.12
January 2025: £5.77
Increase since 2022: 24%
Increase since 2024: 13%
Ready meals
Humza chicken charcoal kebabs
April 2022: £2.75
March 2023: £3.25
February 2024: £3.25
January 2025: £3.80
Increase since 2022: 38%
Increase since 2024: 17%
Shazans beef burgers
April 2022: £4.20
March 2023: £4.46
February 2024: £4.43
January 2025: £4.27
Increase since 2022: 2%
Decrease since 2024: 4%
Natco red lentils 2kg
April 2022: £3.50
March 2023: £3.70
February 2024: £3.70
January 2025: £4.00
Increase since 2022: 14%
Increase since 2024: 8%
The Clay Oven Bakery garlic and coriander naan
April 2022: £1.55
March 2023: £1.75
February 2024: £1.75
January 2025: £1.80
Increase since 2022: 16%
Increase since 2024: 3%
All figures were compiled using data from www.trolley.co.uk.
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