Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 6.76% to INR 158 in India in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in India reached an all time high of INR 158 in 2016 and an all time low of INR 58.0 in 2008. When compared to India's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Bangladesh amounted to BDT 100 , CNY 10.0 in China, PKR 67.0 in Pakistan and SKR 1,000 in Sri Lanka in 2016.
India has been ranked 56th 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 |
| Afghanistan | AFN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | ||||
| Bangladesh | BDT | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.0 | 41.5 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 70.0 | ||||
| Bhutan | BTN | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | CNY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 7.50 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||
| India | INR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.0 | 84.0 | 98.0 | 118 | 138 | ||||
| Iran | IQD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,739 | 8,370 | 12,000 | 13,500 | 15,000 | ||||
| Japan | JPY | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 355 | 410 | 420 | 430 | ||||
| Malaysia | MYR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| Maldives | MVR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.0 | 28.0 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | ||||
| Myanmar | MMK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 650 | ||||
| Pakistan | PKR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.1 | 30.6 | 33.0 | 40.0 | 47.0 | ||||
| Russia | RUB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0 | 37.5 | 44.0 | 55.5 | 67.0 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | SKR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 380 | 440 | 500 | 550 | 600 | ||||
| USA | USD | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 |
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