yes it is also increasing here in the philippines. Honestly, it is very difficult to budget your money, especially when you know that there is not enough because the prices will increase so much.
I think the price of rice here increases almost every day, but you can't do anything because you're just an ordinary person whose salary is only at the minimum. But I somehow manage to survive every day, maybe because of the extra work, so I also save a little money somehow
In this day and age, I think you really need to work hard if you want to survive because I think the prices that have increased will not go down, but I hope not