The Current Price of Cigarettes

If you haven't been to Ukraine recently you might be interested to know that a pack of Marlboros there would cost you $2.21. There aren't many places cheaper than that, Nigeria allows you to develop lung cancer for only $1.20 a dose. On the other hand, the nicotine habit is much pricier in other countries. In Taiwan a pack of weeds goes for $4.00, the same product costs $6.00 in both Italy and Austria. A chain smoker in Canada must be able to produce $12.29 a pack to feed his habit and Australians cough up $26.18 for 20 Marlboros, over a dollar for each smoke.

Of course, the differing prices across the world aren't due to the cost of producing, marketing and shipping the product or its ratio of supply to demand. It's determined by the individual country's tariff and tax structure. Five of the six most expensive countries for smokers are English-speaking.

 

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