Find what smoking costs you per day, month, year and over 10 years — and how much you could save by quitting.
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Enter how many cigarettes you smoke a day, how many a pack has and the pack price. See what you spend per day, month, year and over 10 years.
The cost covers only the price of the cigarettes. The life-lost figure uses the widely cited ~11 minutes per cigarette and is indicative, not a diagnosis. Quitting brings big savings and health benefits; the saved amount could be invested to grow over time.
Per day 16 £ · Annual cost 5,840 £ · Over 10 years 58,400 £Informational tool. Calculates the financial cost of smoking at the price you enter. Quitting brings health benefits and savings — for support, consult your doctor. Instant, no account.
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The daily cost comes from the packs smoked per day times the pack price, then extended over periods:
At 20 cigarettes a day (one pack) and 25 a pack: 25 per day, ≈ 750 per month, ≈ 9,125 a year and over 91,000 in 10 years.
Divide the cigarettes per day by how many a pack has, then multiply by the price. For example, 20 a day (one pack) at 25 is 25 per day, about 9,125 a year.
You save the full amount spent on cigarettes: daily cost × 365 a year. A pack a day at 25 is over 9,000 a year and over 91,000 in 10 years.
Multiply the annual cost by 10. At a pack a day of 25, the roughly 9,125 a year reaches over 91,000 in 10 years, not counting price increases.
Invested monthly at a reasonable return, the saved money can significantly exceed its plain sum. Use a compound-interest calculator for an estimate.
No. The calculator covers only the price of the cigarettes. Smoking also has indirect costs: health, higher insurance, cleaning and lower productivity.
Cigarette prices rise steadily, mainly due to excise duties. So the real long-term cost is usually higher than an estimate at the current price.
It varies widely, but a common amount is between 10 and 20 cigarettes a day. Even a low amount adds up to significant sums over the years.
Besides the money saved directly, quitting reduces future medical costs, can lower life-insurance premiums and frees up money for savings or investing.