Cigarette prices by US state, plus a free quit calculator
Pack prices range from $5.21 in Missouri to $12.85 in New York. Cartons range from $52.10 to $128.50. National average: $9.83/pack. Pick your state or jump straight to the calculator.
at 20 cigarettes a day · $9.83 per pack · United States
What if you invested it instead?
30-year growth · $3,588/year at 7%
compounded annuallySet a goal and track your savings progress toward it.
How much are cigarettes where you live?
State taxes create a huge spread in prices. See where your state falls.
$289,000 — that is what a pack-a-day habit becomes, given thirty years and the discipline of an index fund.
Compounded at 7% annually
Two paths, one fork.
The same thirty years. Two very different endings.
If you keep smoking
After 30 years: $91,870 spent
Health declining · Life expectancy decreasing
If you quit today
30 years from now: $289,000 if invested
Health healing · Risk dropping
What $3,062 a year actually buys.
A pack a day is more than $91,000 over thirty years. Here is what that money could look like in your life.
Every 4 years, a trip you would have skipped. Or a year of groceries. Or both.
At $4.50 each, a year of cigarettes is a year of coffee.
Not burned. 730g of tar avoided. Plus the smell, the coughing, the early-morning wheeze.
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Cigarette Prices by State
2026 state-by-state pack prices — see your state tax and cost.
Carton Prices by State
How much is a carton in your state? 2026 carton prices for all 50 states + DC.
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Marlboro carton price by state. Red, Gold, Light, Menthol carton costs.
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Explore →Packs in a Carton
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Explore →Health Timeline
See how your body heals — 20 minutes to 15 years.
Explore →Life Expectancy
How many days has smoking cost you so far?
Explore →Pack Years
Medical-standard risk assessment.
Explore →Lung Age
The NHS concept that measures your real lung age.
Explore →Frequently asked questions
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