A pack of 20 cigarettes in Norway costs on average kr130.00 in NOK. About 8% of adults in Norway currently smoke (2023-2024 data, Helsedirektoratet). A pack-a-day smoker spends roughly kr47450 per year at the register — and that is before you add the time, the health, or the compounding.
How the kr130.00 is built: tax and price structure
~75%
| Specific duty | NOK ~318-330 per 1,000 cigarettes (2025 figure, indexed annually) + ad valorem ~2.5% of retail price |
| VAT / GST | 25% |
Source: Norwegian Ministry of Finance / Skatteetaten annual tobacco excise schedule.
What cigarettes cost in Norway: brand price ranges
The kr130.00 national average hides a wide spread — discount brands are noticeably cheaper than premium.
| Brand | Typical price per pack of 20 |
|---|---|
| Marlboro (Philip Morris International) | 150-170 NOK per pack of 20 |
| Kent (British American Tobacco) | 150-170 NOK per pack of 20 |
| Camel (Japan Tobacco International) | 150-170 NOK per pack of 20 |
| Prince (Swedish Match / PMI) | 130-150 NOK per pack of 20 |
| Lucky Strike (BAT) | 140-160 NOK per pack of 20 |
| Winston (JTI) | 140-160 NOK per pack of 20 |
Free help quitting in Norway
Norway has free, evidence-based programs. You do not need to quit alone.
Slutta 800 40 040 (free national quitline, Helsedirektoratet)
Free, confidential, staffed by trained counsellors.
NRT (gum, patches, lozenges) available OTC at pharmacies; varenicline (Champix) and bupropion (Zyban) available by prescription; cessation medications are not on the blue prescription (blå resept) general list, but primary care (fastlege) provides free cessation counseling, and some municipalities offer subsidized NRT via local "frisklivssentral" (healthy life centre) programs.
What makes Norway different
- 01Norway has the highest per-capita snus consumption in the world — daily snus use (~12-15% of adults) has surpassed daily smoking as the dominant form of nicotine use, especially among men where daily snus exceeds 20%.
- 02Norway is one of the most expensive countries for cigarettes globally, with a pack of 20 costing ~150-170 NOK (~$14-16 USD), driven by one of the world's highest tobacco excise burdens.
- 03The 1975 Tobacco Act was pioneering legislation that predated the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2003) by nearly 30 years, and has been progressively tightened since.
- 04Norway has banned tobacco displays at point-of-sale since 2010 and has required standardized (plain) packaging since 2017-2018; a ban on characterizing flavors (menthol etc.) in cigarettes and rolling tobacco was implemented in 2020.
- 05Daily smoking has plummeted from ~32% of adults in the early 1990s to ~8% today — one of the steepest sustained declines in the world.
In Norway, a pack of 20 cigarettes costs on average kr130.00 NOK as of 2026. About 8% of Norway adults smoke, down from historical highs. Tax accounts for ~75% of the pack price. Quitting saves the average smoker kr47450 per year.