Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 1.15% to JPY 440 in Japan in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Japan reached an all time high of JPY 440 in 2016 and an all time low of JPY 300 in 2008. When compared to Japan's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in China amounted to CNY 10.0 , RUB 105 in Russia, KRW 4,500 in South Korea and USD 6.43 in USA in 2016.
Japan has been ranked 45th within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (Local Currency) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Canada | CAD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.68 | 8.59 | 8.49 | 8.87 | 9.25 | ||||
| China | CNY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | KPW | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 197 | |||
| Germany | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.95 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.37 | 5.47 | ||||
| India | INR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.0 | 84.0 | 98.0 | 118 | 138 | ||||
| Japan | JPY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 355 | 410 | 420 | 430 | ||||
| Mexico | MXN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | ||||
| Russia | RUB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0 | 37.5 | 44.0 | 55.5 | 67.0 | ||||
| South Korea | KRW | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||
| USA | USD | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | VND | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,000 | 14,500 | 15,000 | 16,865 | 18,730 |
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