Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 22.1% to RUB 105 in Russia in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Russia reached an all time high of RUB 105 in 2016 and an all time low of RUB 25.0 in 2008. When compared to Russia's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in China amounted to CNY 10.0 , EUR 6.00 in Germany, JPY 440 in Japan and USD 6.43 in USA in 2016.
Russia has been ranked 65th 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 |
| Austria | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.70 | 4.90 | ||||
| Belgium | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.84 | 5.05 | 5.26 | 5.53 | 5.79 | ||||
| Canada | CAD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.68 | 8.59 | 8.49 | 8.87 | 9.25 | ||||
| China | CNY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| France | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.60 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 6.60 | 7.00 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Poland | PLN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.95 | 9.78 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 | ||||
| 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 |
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