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Cost of smoking in Minnesota: $4,709 a year

A pack of cigarettes in Minnesota costs about $12.90 on average (January 2026). Smoking a pack a day costs about $4,709 a year and $47,085 over ten years at today's price. Minnesota ranks 9th of 51 for price (1 = most expensive), $2.75 above the US average of $10.15.

What a habit costs in Minnesota

HabitPer dayPer monthPer year10 years
Half a pack a day$6.45$196$2,354$23,543
A pack a day$12.90$392$4,709$47,085
A pack and a half$19.35$589$7,063$70,628
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How Minnesota compares

PlaceRankPackPack a day, per year
Minnesota9th$12.90$4,709
US average$10.15$3,705
New York (most expensive)1st$14.83$5,413
Missouri (cheapest)51st$8.01$2,924

Taxes per pack in Minnesota: $3.04 state excise plus $1.01 federal excise, plus any state and local sales tax.

Questions

How much is a pack of cigarettes in Minnesota?

About $12.90 on average as of January 2026, including taxes. That is $2.75 above the US average of $10.15, and 9th most expensive of the 50 states and DC.

How much does smoking a pack a day cost a year in Minnesota?

About $4,709 a year at $12.90 a pack, and about $47,085 over ten years at today's price.

How much of a pack's price in Minnesota is tax?

Minnesota's state excise tax is $3.04 a pack and the federal excise tax is $1.01, so $4.05 of the $12.90 is excise tax before any sales tax.

The app that expects you to smoke today. A 90-day smoke scheduler, not a treatment. It costs $20 once, never a subscription: about 2 days of a pack a day in Minnesota.

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Source: average retail price and state excise tax per pack of 20, as of January 2026, from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (fact sheet 0202), as published by World Population Review. Prices include federal ($1.01) and state excise and sales taxes, not local taxes. Checked October 17, 2026. The yearly numbers are the pack price times 365, at today's price. Your store and your brand will differ: put in what you pay in the calculator.