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in Mexico ten years ago cigarettes used to cost 14 pesos, very heavy taxing puts them now at 45 pesos, 3.2 times more, its target price for the next five years
by pacofvf 12y ago
in Mexico ten years ago cigarettes used to cost 14 pesos, very heavy taxing puts them now at 45 pesos, 3.2 times more, its target price for the next five years is 100 pesos, or ~7 USD with current exchange rate.
- joshuapants 12y agoMy first thought was to say "Ha, that's nothing, try $15 in New York." Then I decided to look at the average salary in Mexico (~$6000). Those are some very expensive cigarettes!
- pandler 12y agoThey're even more expensive in New Zealand. Packs range from $15 to $20, or $40 for 30g of rolling tobacco. The government increases the tax on them every year.