The price of a packet of cigarettes has recently increased in New York, as the result of a city imposed tax. This has prompted New York blogger Jason Kottke to compare the cost of smoking, on an hourly basis, with other enjoyments in New York.
Some smokers are understandably upset about the price but how does it compare to other enjoyments? If smoking a single cigarette takes five minutes and at $10 & 20 cigarettes per pack, smoking costs a smoker $6/hour.
Not to be encouraging any bad habits here, but the cost of lighting up does compare quite favourably with the other listed activities. I might have to try a Sydney version of Kottke’s exercise and see how the two cities compare.
