Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 28.6% to KRW 4,500 in South Korea in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in South Korea reached an all time high of KRW 4,500 in 2016 and an all time low of KRW 2,500 in 2008. When compared to South Korea's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in China amounted to CNY 10.0 , KPW 216 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, JPY 440 in Japan and VND 20,000 in Vietnam in 2016.
South Korea has been ranked 6th 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 |
| Cambodia | KHR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.330 | 850 | 1,700 | 1,750 | 1,800 | ||||
| China | CNY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | KPW | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 197 | |||
| India | INR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.0 | 84.0 | 98.0 | 118 | 138 | ||||
| Japan | JPY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 355 | 410 | 420 | 430 | ||||
| Laos | LAK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,000 | 5,500 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | ||||
| Russia | RUB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0 | 37.5 | 44.0 | 55.5 | 67.0 | ||||
| South Korea | KRW | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||
| Thailand | THB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 61.5 | 65.0 | ||||
| USA | USD | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | VND | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,000 | 14,500 | 15,000 | 16,865 | 18,730 |
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