Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 0.592% to CHF 8.50 in Switzerland in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Switzerland reached an all time high of CHF 8.50 in 2016 and an all time low of CHF 6.60 in 2008. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Austria amounted to EUR 5.00 , EUR 7.00 in France, EUR 6.00 in Germany and EUR 5.20 in Italy in 2016.
Switzerland has been ranked 123rd within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
| Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (Local Currency) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.70 | 4.90 | ||||
| Belgium | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.84 | 5.05 | 5.26 | 5.53 | 5.79 | ||||
| France | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.60 | 5.90 | 6.20 | 6.60 | 7.00 | ||||
| Germany | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.95 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.37 | 5.47 | ||||
| Hungary | HUF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 611 | 684 | 758 | 879 | 1,000 | ||||
| Italy | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.70 | 4.35 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
| Poland | PLN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.95 | 9.78 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 | ||||
| Slovenia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 3.45 | ||||
| Spain | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.40 | 3.95 | 4.50 | 4.65 | 4.80 | ||||
| Switzerland | CHF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.20 | 7.55 | 7.90 | 8.15 | 8.40 |
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