Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 3.03% to CRC 1,700 in Costa Rica in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Costa Rica reached an all time high of CRC 1,700 in 2016 and an all time low of CRC 750 in 2008. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Guatemala amounted to GTQ 16.5 , HNL 44.0 in Honduras, NIO 50.0 in Nicaragua and PAB 4.25 in Panama in 2016.
Costa Rica has been ranked 19th 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 |
Belize | BZD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
Colombia | COP | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,880 | 2,075 | 2,269 | 2,374 | 2,479 | ||||
Costa Rica | CRC | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 800 | 1,050 | 1,300 | 1,450 | 1,600 | ||||
El Salvador | SVC | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.00 | ||||
Guatemala | GTQ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | ||||
Honduras | HNL | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.0 | 30.2 | 33.4 | 34.7 | 36.0 | ||||
Mexico | MXN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | ||||
Nicaragua | NIO | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 33.5 | 39.0 | ||||
Panama | PAB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.25 | 3.49 | 3.73 | 3.99 | 4.25 | ||||
USA | USD | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 |