Feb 12, 2025
Cigarette Price Guide
Cigarette prices are rising internationally due to growing costs and inflation. As an adult smoker, the price of cigarettes may well be one of your top concerns. In this article, we’ll compare the costs of a 20-cigarette pack to smoke-free alternatives in Egypt.
Cigarette Price List
As of 2023, a pack of Marlboro cigarettes would set you back EGP 54 - up from the previous price of EGP 48. Seeing as there are 20 cigarettes in a pack, we can calculate that each cigarette will cost around EGP 2.70. Of course, that’s only the price for one brand. If you want other brands’ latest cigarette price today, you should head to a reputable local or online store.
In Egypt, it is estimated that the average daily cigarette consumption per adult smoker is around 19.1. If we multiply this by the number of days in a year and the cost of a cigarette (365 x 19.1 x 54), we can estimate that an adult smoker would spend as much as EGP 376,461 each year. If this doesn’t match your smoking routine, then simply replace the 19.1 with a number that fits you:
365 x how many cigarettes you usually smoke a day x 54 = the amount you may spend in a year.
Be mindful that costs change over time. Therefore, the price of cigarettes may be different.
IQOS vs Cigarettes
Rising costs might not be your only concern as an adult smoker. Cigarettes are associated with a number of concerns, including the fact that they produce thousands of harmful chemicals, like carbon monoxide. This means they present a risk to adult smokers, and that’s not all. Cigarettes may also negatively affect teeth and can leave lingering smells, which can be unpleasant.
If you’re an adult smoker who would otherwise continue to smoke or use nicotine products, it may be worth considering smoke-free alternatives. Smoke-free alternatives could be better than continued smoking.
For example, heated tobacco is a smoke-free alternative that heats tobacco instead of burning it as cigarettes do. IQOS is a portfolio of heated tobacco products for adult smokers and adult users. It’s a better alternative to continued smoking, and provides numerous advantages over cigarette smoking. These include the following:
- IQOS produces less lingering smell than cigarettes.
- IQOS leaves significantly less stains on your teeth than cigarettes.
- Switching completely to IQOS is a better choice to your health than smoking.
As for pricing, IQOS costs X while the consumables - HEETS - cost X. HEETS are only compatible with certain IQOS devices, so it’s important to check which consumable your IQOS uses before purchasing them.
As for the all-new IQOS ILUMA, you should use TEREA sticks. TEREA costs 690.
Both HEETS and TEREA sticks offer an experience of similar length compared to combustible cigarettes, and since they are priced lower than a 20-pack of cigarettes, switching to a smoke-free alternative like IQOS could prove less expensive in the long term.
Learn more and shop for IQOS today.
Smoke-free products are not risk-free and provide nicotine, which is addictive. The best decision any adult smoker can make is to quit tobacco and nicotine use altogether. Smoke-free products are not alternatives to quitting and are not designed as cessation aids.
This article is for general information and educational purposes. Some of the information in this article is based on external, third-party sources and we make no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the accuracy, validity or completeness of such information.
