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Cigarette Prices in Rhode Island

A pack of cigarettes in Rhode Island costs $11.20 on average — +33% above the US average of $8.39. State excise tax accounts for 40% of the retail price ($4.50 per pack), on top of the $1.01 federal tax. A pack-a-day smoker in Rhode Island spends $4,088 per year — $1,026 more than the national average.

#3 most expensive of 51 jurisdictions · #2 in the Northeast · 11.6% of adults smoke

Your daily cost
$0.00

at 20 cigarettes a day · $11.2 per pack · Rhode Island

LiveSince you landed:$0burned
Yearly
$4,088
10 years
$40,880
30 years
$122,640
If invested at 7%
$60,435

What if you invested it instead?

30-year growth · $4,088/year at 7%

compounded annually
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Your cost breakdown

What a pack a day costs in Rhode Island.

The raw numbers, before compounding — just the arithmetic of a habit at Rhode Island prices.

Yearly cost (1 pack/day)
$4,088

$11.20 per pack × 365 days

30-year lifetime cost
$122,640

Before compounding, at constant prices

How it compares

Rhode Island vs. the rest of the country.

See where Rhode Island sits in the national ranking and how its neighbors stack up.

5 cheapest states

  1. 1. Missouri$5.21
  2. 2. Georgia$5.67
  3. 3. Alabama$5.85
  4. 4. Virginia$5.85
  5. 5. Mississippi$5.95

5 most expensive states

  1. 1. New York$12.85
  2. 2. District of Columbia$11.50
  3. 3. Rhode Island$11.20
  4. 4. Connecticut$11.00
  5. 5. Massachusetts$10.55

Rhode Island cigarette prices — frequently asked

The average retail price of a 20-cigarette pack in Rhode Island is $11.20. This includes the $1.01 federal excise tax, the $4.50 Rhode Island state excise tax, and state/local sales tax.
Rhode Island charges $4.50 in state excise tax per pack (40% of the retail price), on top of the $1.01 federal tax. The US state-tax average is $2.05 per pack.
At $11.20 per pack, a pack-a-day smoker in Rhode Island spends $4,088 per year at the register. Over 30 years that is $122,640 — before compounding.
The US national average is $8.39 per pack. Rhode Island is +33% (more) expensive than average. High state taxes drive most of the difference.
Visit smokefree.gov or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW for free, evidence-based help quitting in Rhode Island.
Sourced fromCDC·WHO·NHS·American Lung Association