Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 1.19% to EUR 1.39 in China in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in China reached an all time high of EUR 1.39 in 2016 and an all time low of EUR 0.489 in 2008. When compared to China's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in India amounted to EUR 2.19 , EUR 3.46 in Japan, EUR 1.46 in Russia and EUR 6.00 in USA in 2016.
China has been ranked 100th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (EUR) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Bangladesh | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.357 | 0.432 | 0.488 | 0.584 | 0.688 | ||||
| Canada | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.35 | 6.24 | 6.61 | 6.05 | 6.67 | ||||
| China | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.557 | 0.833 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.28 | ||||
| Germany | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.95 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.37 | 5.47 | ||||
| India | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.15 | 1.30 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.79 | ||||
| Japan | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.58 | 3.20 | 3.99 | 2.89 | 3.13 | ||||
| Mexico | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.79 | 2.02 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.59 | ||||
| Pakistan | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.249 | 0.254 | 0.275 | 0.275 | 0.366 | ||||
| Russia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.770 | 0.917 | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.16 | ||||
| South Korea | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.80 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.41 | 3.00 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.57 | ||||
| USA | EUR | 4.31 | 4.23 | 4.72 | 4.46 | 4.91 |
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