Electronic Smoking is Much Cheaper Than Traditional Cigarettes

If you’re a smoker reading this, you can certainly relate to this point – cigarettes are expensive these days.

In 1980, you could buy a good quality pack of cigarettes for $1. By the 90s, the cost had risen to $2, on average. Today, a good quality pack of cigarettes will cost you anywhere from $7 to $12 depending on which state you’re in.

Some of this increase in cost can be attributed to regular inflation or rising prices of production (tobacco) and even distribution (fuel).

Taxes however play a big role too. In 2009 for example, the federal tax was raised from $0.39 to $1.01 per pack. Add state taxes, which vary, and taxes end being around 20% of the cost of a pack of traditional cigarettes.

Between all of this, a pack-a-day smoker can spend upwards of $300 each month! And this doesn’t include the cost of other incidentals such as lighters, ash trays and much more.

E-cigarettes do not share this dilemma. While some of the entry costs of a starter kit may be a little bit higher, the month-to-month cost of electronic smoking is typically about half when compared to traditional cigarettes. Cartomizers and batteries constitute the bulk of this expense, which can range anywhere between $20 and $40 depending on how much you vape.Now many of the electronic cigarette battery can be charged. This can saves a lot of money. And a small rechargeable battery is also very cheap. Eleaf Istick  is a good example.It has the Istick Micro-USB port and is convenient.

Currently, e-cigarettes are not subject to any sort of taxes like traditional smokes are. Also, as the technology develops and becomes more mainstream, the cost will continue to decline (…think cell phones, DVD players, etc.).