Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 7.06% to HUF 1,152 in Hungary in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Hungary reached an all time high of HUF 1,152 in 2016 and an all time low of HUF 568 in 2008. When compared to Hungary's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Austria amounted to EUR 5.00 , CZK 84.0 in Czech Republic, PLN 14.7 in Poland and EUR 3.10 in Slovakia in 2016.
Hungary has been ranked 23rd 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 | ||||
| Czechia | CZK | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63.0 | 65.5 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 72.0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Russia | RUB | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0 | 37.5 | 44.0 | 55.5 | 67.0 | ||||
| Slovakia | EUR | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.42 | 2.58 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.84 | ||||
| Switzerland | CHF | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.20 | 7.55 | 7.90 | 8.15 | 8.40 | ||||
| Ukraine | UAH | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.50 | 6.50 | 7.50 | 8.25 | 9.00 |
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