Tobacco prices: new prices as of November 1, 2022

PRICE OF CIGARETTES. Some manufacturers have decided to increase their prices on November 1, 2022. Conversely, some decreases are to be noted. Rolling tobacco, Spain, Belgium… We tell you everything.

[Mis à jour le 3 novembre 2022 à 08h14] Since November 1, 2022, as at the beginning of each month, manufacturers update their prices for cigarettes. And this month, a few surprises could make smokers smile again. The majority of brands have decided to charge the same prices from month to month. Some of them, on specific references, have increased their prices. But conversely, several brands have opted for a drop in their prices. Surprising, in this period of galloping inflation (+6.2% in October over one year).

As a reminder, at January 1, 2023, the price of tobacco will experience a further significant increase of 0.70 euro cents per package. This increase in tobacco taxation was announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, as part of the fight against smoking, and in a logic of indexation to inflation. In future, a pack of 20 cigarettes should be offered around 11 euros in your tobacco shop. Also, be aware that some packs of cigarettes are already withdrawn from sale. Here are some of the most distributed references in France, as well as the prices charged from November 1, 2022. There are some slight increases and surprises:

• Fortuna Cool: in 20 units: €9.8
• Fortuna Blue: in 20 units: €9.9
• Vogue The Original White: in 20 units: €10.50
• News Red 100s: in 20 units: 10 euros
• News Red: in 20 units: 10 euros
• Winston Xsphere Breeze: in 20 units: 10 euros against 9.9 euros (rise)
• Winston Xsphere Fresh 100’s: in 20 units: 10 euros against 9.9 euros (rise)
• Winston Xsphere Fresh, in 20 units: 10 euros against 9.9 euros (rise)
• Elixyr Fresh, in 20 units: 9.5 euros against 9.6 euros (decrease)
• Che Fresh, in 20 units: 9.5 euros against 9.6 euros (decrease)

The last tobacco price increase was implemented last November. As a reminder, the government’s objective was to reach the symbolic threshold of ten euros for a pack of twenty cigarettes. However, some brands are not exempt from new price changes. Want to know more. Here are some examples of the tobacco prices that apply to November 1, 2022 :

• Lucky Strike Blue XL: in 25 units: WITHDRAWAL
• Winfield Red Basic: in 20 units: WITHDRAWAL
• Winston Sphere Ssl: in 20 units: 10 euros against 9.9 euros
• Philip Morris Blue, in 20 units: €10.20 (no change)
• Winfield red, in 20 units: €9.9 (no change)
• Chesterfield blue, in 20 units: 10 euros (no change)
• Fortuna Red 100s, in 20 units: €9.9 (no change)
• Gauloises Blondes Bleu 100s: in 20 units: 10 euros (no change)
• Dunhill silver, in 20 units: €10.6 (no change)
• Blue Dunhill, in 20 units: €10.6 (no change)
• Dunhill International blue, in 20 units: €10.8 (no change)
• Dunhill International red, in 20 units: 10.8 euros (no change)
• Dunhill International red Select, in 20 units: €10.9 (no change)
• Dunhill red, in 20 units: €10.6 (no change)
• Lucky Strike Blue, in 20 units: 10 euros (no change)
• Lucky Strike Gold, in 20 units: €10.3 (no change)
• Lucky Strike Ice Crystal: in 20 units: €9.8 (no change)
• Lucky Strike X Series, in 20 units: 10 euros (no change)
• Lucky Strike X Series Clear, in 20 units: 10 euros (no change)

• Marlboro Gold (rigid): €10.50 (no change)
• Marlboro Gold (soft): WITHDRAWAL
• Marlboro Gold Slims: €10.50 (no change)
• Marlboro Mix: €10.50 (no change)
• Marlboro Red (rigid): €10.50 (no change)
• Marlboro Red (soft): €10.50 (no change)
• Marlboro Red 100s (hard): €10.50 (no change)
• Marlboro XL Classic Gold (25 units: €13.10 (no change)
• Marlboro XL Classic Red (25 units): €13.10 (no change)
• Marlboro XXL Classic Gold (30 units): €15.70 (no change)
• Marlboro XXL Classic Red (30 units): €15.70 (no change)
• The King 100’s Fresh, in 20 units: €9.8 (no change)

In our Spanish neighbours, tobacco prices are lower than in France. It is possible to consult the latest prices in force on the government website, here. As an indication, know for example that on August 24, the price of the package of Marlboro Gold (rigid to twenty units), is 10.50 euros in France and 5.60 euros in Spain. Be careful though, the eldorado should not last! The Spanish government had recently announced its intention to reduce smoking. It is a question of raising the tax on tobacco, which inevitably translates into an increase in the price of the package.

You may not know it, but since January 1, 2020, the neutral package has arrived in Belgium. On January 1, 2021, an increase in tobacco prices was applied to our neighbours. The price of a pack of twenty cigarettes now reaches 7.50 euros, against 6.80 euros previously, which is still cheaper than in France.

This is news that may displease French workers who regularly travel to Luxembourg to buy cigarettes: prices have increased in the Grand Duchy. The Council of Government has indeed validated an increase which was to come into effect from February 1, 2020. The excise price is increased to 12.25 euros for 1,000 euros, against 12 euros at present. As an indication, the price of a pack of 20 cigarettes was 80% cheaper in Luxembourg than in France in 2018.

In Germany, tobacco prices are slightly higher than in Spain. The price of a packet of cigarettes is generally around six euros.

The price of tobacco in Switzerland remains lower than in France. As an indication, the Marlboro package reaches 8.50 Swiss francs, or 7.70 euros, against more than 9 euros in France today, noted France 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comté last November.

Italy is often considered the El Dorado for smokers. And for good reason, the packs of cigarettes there are “30 to 50% cheaper”, reported France 3. For information, a pack of twenty Lucky Strike Red cigarettes cost 4.80 euros on February 1, 2019, according to a customs document. Italian. In France, it costs more than 8 euros.

He too had – for certain brands exclusively – suffered a first increase in his prices in January 2020. Some brands have further evolved. Here are the prices of rolling tobacco that apply for certain brands as of July 1, 2022 :