# How much do cigarettes cost in your town? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770 "2008-12-04T23:23:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/1 "2008-12-04T23:23:04Z")
Philadelphia: ~$5 for name brands like Camel and Marlboro ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/2 "2008-12-04T23:34:53Z")
$40.01 for a carton of Marlboro here. I don’t know what individual packs cost – probably a buckfitty more. I signed up at the website and regularly get coupons in the mail for $3 off a carton. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/3 "2008-12-04T23:47:09Z")
I’m pretty sure all across Japan it’s $2.80-$3.20 for anything. Actually with the dollar down and the yen up, make that $3-$3.40ish. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/4 "2008-12-04T23:53:48Z")
US$4.56 a pack at the local drug store (Longs). ---
**Author:** ![Nunavut\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/5 "2008-12-05T00:21:26Z")
Iqaluit: $14 CAD a pack ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/6 "2008-12-05T00:29:09Z")
Southern Ontario, Canada: Name brands: $8.50/pack (king size), $68/carton. Cheap brands: $7.50/pack (king size), $58/carton. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/7 "2008-12-05T00:29:34Z")
$50 XCD a carton - that’s about $20 US for 200 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/8 "2008-12-05T01:44:41Z")
Central WA state: ~$65/carton (Marlboro). Since I don’t buy by the pack, I don’t know what the markup is currently. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/9 "2008-12-05T07:43:06Z")
> [@Mindfield](#): > > Southern Ontario, Canada: > > Name brands: $8.50/pack (king size), $68/carton. > Cheap brands: $7.50/pack (king size), $58/carton. Native smokes , 14 bucks for 200 Have no idea what the retail is anymore. Declan ---
**Author:** ![JollyGoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@JollyGoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JollyGoon)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/10 "2008-12-05T08:07:29Z")
Bandung, Indonesia. Packet of Marlboro’s = USD 0.83 Dji Sam Soe Premium (In my opinion Indonesia’s finest clove cigarettes) = USD 1.20 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/11 "2008-12-05T09:24:05Z")
Iceland: around 600 ISK = $ 4,4 for a pack of Marlboro’s ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/12 "2008-12-05T12:19:13Z")
> [@Declan](#): > > Native smokes , 14 bucks for 200 > > Have no idea what the retail is anymore. > > Declan Whoa, which reservation is this? I’m gettin’ the native stuff (Putter’s Light) for $30/carton. ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/13 "2008-12-05T13:00:01Z")
Carton of Marlboro Medium 100’s, $28.35 last time I bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/14 "2008-12-05T13:18:07Z")
At the gas station Marlboros are just under $5 (not sure exactly, but if I bring a 5 in, I get change) Camels are probably 50¢ cheaper. At a supermarket add a dollar. But, if I happen to be near the indian owned casion about 2 hours from my house, they’re even cheaper since I don’t think they have to pay certain taxes on them. I want to say a pack of Marlboros is closer to $4. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/15 "2008-12-05T13:31:45Z")
€8.05 for a pack. That’s ~$10. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/16 "2008-12-05T14:10:15Z")
£5.70 - $8.43 ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/17 "2008-12-05T14:12:09Z")
roughly $3.70 for Marlboros but some places over/undercharge ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/18 "2008-12-05T14:17:49Z")
Alberta: $11 CAD a pack ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/19 "2008-12-05T14:28:16Z")
Yemen: ~$8 a carton for name brand. No, I don’t smoke, but I asked a few days ago because my stepson does. ---
**Author:** ![mauxlicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@mauxlicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mauxlicious)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770/20 "2008-12-05T14:40:44Z")
In Atlanta, GA: Around $3-4 per pack of a name brand varying by location, but some places have a volume discount when you buy 3 packs or more. When I was staying at a hostel in London I was lamenting the extremely high cost of cigarettes to a bloke in the pub. He told me to go across the square to one of the small market/convenince stores and say to the clerk “cheap cigarettes.” The clerk would then proceed to reach under the counter and sell me what I assumed were illegally imported marlboro lights. I assumed so because all the writing on the pack was in arabic except Marlboro Lights. The price dropped from around $10US to $5US. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-cigarettes-cost-in-your-town/475770.md?page=2)