The prices of cigarette packs increased in January 2024 and some packs like Marlboro Red far exceeded 12 euros.
Notice to smokers: the prices of cigarette packs increased on January 1, 2024, according to a decree published in the Official Journal on December 12, 2023. The increase could reach 1 euro for a classic pack of cigarettes of 20 units. The bar of 12 euros for a pack of cigarettes has thus been crossed for certain brands. Or even come close to 13 euros. These increases are intended to dissuade the French from smoking. Further increases will occur in 2025 and 2026year during which the price of a pack of cigarettes will then reach 13 euros the government indicated. Parliament has decided to change tobacco taxation depending on inflation from the previous year instead of the year before last. Let us recall that the tobacco consumption (cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, rolling tobacco, etc.) is responsible for more than 75,000 deaths per year according to Public Health France. Maya Green Spirit, Camel, Marlboro, Lucky Strike, Winston, Vogue, Dunhill… Current prices by brand.
What is the price of a pack of cigarettes in France?
Today, most packs of cigarettes cost between 10 and 13 euros. In Francethese are tobacco manufacturers (tobacco companies) who set the selling prices of their packs of cigarettes taking into account the evolution of taxes levied by the state (that represent around 80% of the price of a pack of cigarettes). They can pass on the increase in these taxes, which increases the price of the package, or reduce their margins in order to gain market share, which causes the selling price to stagnate or even fall. The prices are then approved jointly by the Ministry of Solidarity and Health and the Ministry of Action and Public Accounts. However, the government can encourage them to increase their prices by raising taxes.
Cigarette prices by brand in 2024
| Brand (pack of 20 cigarettes) | Price in 2023 | Price as of January 1, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Dunhill Blue | 11.50 euros | 12.00 euros |
| Marlboro Red | 11.50 euros | 12.50 euros |
| Camel without filter | 11 euros | 11.50 euros |
| Philip Morris Blues | 11 euros | 12 euros |
| Lucky Strike Blue | 11 euros | 11.50 euros |
| White blonde Gauloises | 11 euros | 11.50 euros |
| Winfield red | 11 euros | 11.50 euros |
| Winston Classic | 11 euros | 11.50 euros |
→ See the full list of cigarette pack prices on the portal of the general directorate of customs and indirect rights.
Which cigarettes cost more than 12 euros in 2024?
Among the cigarettes whose pack now costs 12 euros or more:
- Dunhill
- Peter Stuyvesant
- Vogue L’Originale Bleue Select
- Vogue The Original Pastel
- American Spirit
- Marlboro Red, Gold, White (12.50 euros)
- Philip Morris Blue, Gold, Filter Kings, Green…
- Davidoff beige, white…
- Gitanes Bleu (filter), Gitanes Filter, Gitanes, JPS White: 13.10 euros
Which brand of cigarettes is the cheapest in France?
The prices of the brands are in a pocket handkerchief but according to the current prices published by French Customs, the cheapest cigarettes in France are (for a pack of 20 cigarettes):
- Austin 1839 blue, in 20 units: 10.90 euros
- Elixyr red, in 20 units: 10.90 euros
- Che Essential, in 20 units: 10.90 euros
- Mademoiselle la bleue, in 20 units: 10.90 euros
Which brand of cigarette is the most expensive in France?
According to the current prices published by French Customs, the cheapest cigarettes in France are (for a pack of 20 cigarettes):
- Gitanes Bleu (filter), Gitanes Filter, Gitanes, JPS White: 13.10 euros
- Marlboro Gold (hard pack): 12.50 euros
- Marlboro Red (rigid package): 12.50 euros
- Chesterfield Original Blue, Red: 12 euros
- L&M International: 12 euros
- Philip Morris: 12 euros
When will the next tobacco price increases take place in France?
In theory, tobacco prices are reviewed twice a year : March 1st and September 1st. Sometimes in January and May as was the case in 2023.