Case 1
- Cigarettes per day
- 20
- Cigarettes per pack
- 20
- Price per pack
- 12
4,380.00
Open with these valuesSmoking Cost Calculator
Change any value to update the result.
4,380.00per year
Cost of smoking: 4,380.00 per yearExamples
Cigarettes a day divided by the pack size gives packs a day; times the price, times 365, gives the year. A pack a day at 12 is 4380 a year. The calculator has no currency of its own — enter the price in yours and read the answer in the same one.
The numbers at a glance
Held fixed: Cigarettes per day 20, Cigarettes per pack 20.
| Price per pack | Cost of smoking |
|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 5.00 | 1,825.00 |
| 10.00 | 3,650.00 |
| 12.00Your value | 4,380.00 |
| 15.00 | 5,475.00 |
| 20.00 | 7,300.00 |
Worked examples
Case 2
- Cigarettes per day
- 10
- Cigarettes per pack
- 20
- Price per pack
- 10
1,825.00
Open with these valuesCase 3
- Cigarettes per day
- 25
- Cigarettes per pack
- 25
- Price per pack
- 15
5,475.00
Open with these valuesHow it's calculated
year = (cigarettes per day ÷ pack size) × price × 365
- StepEnter a typical day's cigarettes, not your heaviest day.
- StepEnter the pack size you actually buy — usually 20.
- StepEnter what one pack costs you, in your own currency.
- ResultRead the yearly spend; the answer stays in the currency you entered.4,380.00per year
What this number means
A projection, not a forecast
It holds today's price and today's consumption steady for a full year of 365 days. Both move in reality, so read the figure as what a year at this rate would cost.
The calculator has no currency of its own
Enter the price per pack in yours and the yearly total comes back in the same one. Nothing here is converted.
Enter a typical day, not your heaviest
The whole year is built from that single number, so an unusual day gets multiplied 365 times. Pack size counts too — enter the one you actually buy.
Only the cigarettes are counted
This is the price of the packs and nothing else. Higher health-insurance premiums, medical bills and lost income are not in the figure.
Commonly misread
MisconceptionA pack a day is small change.
CorrectionAt 12 a pack that is 4380 in a year and 43800 over a decade. The daily figure hides the size of the yearly one.
MisconceptionThe yearly total will still hold next year.
CorrectionIt assumes the price and the number of cigarettes stay exactly where they are today. Change either one and the total moves with it.
MisconceptionPack size does not change the result.
CorrectionPacks per day is cigarettes per day divided by pack size, so it changes everything. Twenty-five a day from a 25-pack at 15 comes to 5475 a year.
Reference table
| Per day, pack size, price | Habit | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 0, 20, 12 | stopped | 0.00 |
| 10, 20, 10 | half a pack a day | 1825.00 |
| 20, 20, 12 | a pack a day | 4380.00 |
| 25, 25, 15 | a 25-pack a day | 5475.00 |
| 40, 20, 8 | two packs a day | 5840.00 |
Questions
How do I work out the cost of smoking?
Divide the cigarettes you smoke a day by the pack size to get packs per day, then multiply by the price per pack and by 365. Someone smoking 20 a day from a 20-pack at 12 per pack spends 12 a day and 4380 a year.
What currency does the calculator use?
Whatever currency you enter. The result carries no currency of its own: type the price per pack in euros, dollars, pounds or francs, and the yearly cost comes back in that same currency.
How many cigarettes are in a pack?
A standard pack holds 20 in most countries, though packs of 10, 25 and 30 also exist. Enter the size you actually buy, because the packs-per-day figure depends on it.
What does that add up to over ten years?
Multiply the yearly figure by ten. A pack a day at 12 is 4380 a year and 43800 over a decade, which is why a spend that feels like pocket change is worth writing down.
Does this include health or insurance costs?
No, this is only the price of the cigarettes themselves. It does not estimate higher health-insurance premiums, medical bills or lost income, so the true lifetime cost of smoking is considerably higher than the figure here.