KARACHI: Despite a steady decline in the prices of transport fuels such as diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), consumers continued to take costly rides, paying higher prices for essential edible items. For example, the price of tomatoes has been hovering between Rs300 and Rs400 per kg for the last 10 days, while in the third week of June, tomatoes were selling at Rs120-160 per kg. The red fruit was priced Rs80-100 per kg a month back.