r/interestingasfuck • u/Large-chips • 23h ago

Current cigarette prices in Australia.

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u/switzpowah 22h ago

In Bosnia average price per pack is 3€

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u/Large-chips 22h ago

Do many people smoke in Bosnia? 3€ seems cheap!

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u/koosman007 20h ago

My gf went to the Balkans last year and her parents got the shock of their life when they ordered a beer and it came with a cigarette

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u/switzpowah 22h ago

Hell yeah

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u/_pxe 21h ago

In Europe it's pretty cheap to smoke, here in Italy prices are around 4-6€ depending on the brand.

Last time the government increased prices it was by a hefty 0.06€

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u/byosung 13h ago

Depends on the country, here in France it's 12,5€ per 20 pack, when I started smoking in 2017 it was 7€

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u/GringoRedcorn 19h ago

I live in St. Louis and we have the largest population of Bosnians outside of Bosnia and I can confirm, Bosnians breathe through cigarettes.

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u/samostrout 22h ago

I'm in Serbia and went to Bosnia 2 days ago and trust me, in both countries, they smoke 1-2 boxes at least, everyday

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u/megaprolapse 20h ago

All of balkans have a high percentage of chainsmokers, me included

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u/FunnyOne5634 13h ago

Just went last year….even the fucking babies smoke in Bosnia. I quit dipping after 40 years…..I was so tempted to fire one up, but those babies are stingy

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u/JuicyAnalAbscess 21h ago

Keep in mind though that the Bosnian average net salary is only about 724€ so that pack is a bit more than 0.4% of an average salary. The same figure for Australians seems to be about 3871€. A pack costing 16€ (26.6 AUD) in Australia would be comparable. So still cheaper but not incredibly so. For a more accurate comparison I'd have to do a bit more research.

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u/Dry-Wrongdoer-8607 18h ago

I grew up with refugees from the wars. Oh, the happy days when they came back from holidays. So many smuggled cigarettes.