Price for a pack of 20 cigarettes rose 1.98% to USD 3.09 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 USD 3.09 in 2016 and an all time low of USD 1.35 in 2008. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in Guatemala amounted to USD 2.18 , USD 1.92 in Honduras, USD 1.74 in Nicaragua and USD 4.25 in Panama in 2016.
Costa Rica has been ranked 64th within the group of 164 countries we follow in terms of price for a pack of 20 cigarettes.
Price for a Pack of 20 Cigarettes (USD) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Belize | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 | ||||
Colombia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.02 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.32 | ||||
Costa Rica | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.55 | 2.08 | 2.60 | 2.79 | 2.97 | ||||
El Salvador | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.00 | ||||
Guatemala | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 2.05 | ||||
Honduras | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.43 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.72 | ||||
Mexico | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.37 | 2.69 | 3.01 | 3.23 | 3.45 | ||||
Nicaragua | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.34 | 1.50 | ||||
Panama | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.25 | 3.49 | 3.73 | 3.99 | 4.25 | ||||
USA | USD | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 |