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[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What is the cost of a pack in Japan? When I quit I was at a pack a day, costing me around 300 euro.

edit. The cost is around 5 dollar, so that's 20 dollars a day just on smokes. Holy cow

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I definitely saw 500 yen packs on sale when I was there a couple of years ago, which would be about £2.30/$3.10

Given I think a 20 deck of cigs in the UK is about £12 now, it's still crazy cheap to smoke out there comparatively, so I can only imagine it was even cheaper then

[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah it said 500-600 yen, but it converted it to 3-4 / 5-6 dollar. I just took the middle price.

Turns out it's not like 4 dollars. It's very cheap in comparison, however if you smoke that much it's still costly.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, 100% it's an expensive habit whatever the unit price is.

I was just taken aback a bit as someone who had quit several years prior, that they could buy cigs in 2024 for half the price I was paying as a teenager two decades ago

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

If that sounds like a lot, it's 12 euros in the Netherlands.

[-] Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Weet ik gozer ;)

That's why kicking my pack a day habit three years ago was a wise financial decision.

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