Cighubs › How much do cigarettes cost in Australia?
Australia taxes tobacco by the stick and indexes that excise twice a year. The tax, not the tobacco, is most of the shelf price — which is why a pack here costs several times what the same pack costs overseas, and why the price rises every March and September across every brand at once.
Because the tax is per stick, a 20-stick pack and a 25-stick pack of the same brand are not comparable on headline price. Compare packs of the same size, or compare cartons.
Cartons of ten packs, cheapest brand first. These are read from the catalogue as this page loads, so they are what the checkout charges right now.
| Brand | Carton (10 packs) | Per pack | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | $95.00 | $9.50 | 10 |
| Mac | $100.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| Oscar | $100.00 | $10.00 | 1 |
| ESSE | $123.00 | $12.30 | 7 |
Buying more lowers the rate again: the twelve-carton bundle brings the best published price in the range down to $8.21 a pack. More than twelve is quoted directly rather than listed.
Every cigarette at every quantity is on the full price list.
RELX closed pods are sold by the box of three, five boxes at a time: five boxes are $195.25, and ten boxes bring the rate down further. 10 flavours are stocked.
Between $95.00 and $123.00 at Cighubs, depending on the brand — a carton being ten packs. Over a counter, the same tobacco bought a pack at a time would typically cost $400 or more.
Excise is charged per stick and indexed twice a year, in March and September. The tax is the largest part of the price, which is why every brand rises together.
By the carton, and better again by the bundle. The lowest published rate in the Cighubs range is $8.21 a pack, on Manchester Queen Black bought twelve cartons at a time.