Rising price of a packet

If the exchange rates are correct it would mean a packet costs 11 euros in your country, w00t!?

In Holland you pay somewhere between 4.00 and 4.50 for a packet of 19 cigarettes. Meaning that australia is more expensive.

The Dutch government is constantly pushing the price by raising the tax on cigarettes. But as this only goes about 10 cents a year, this won't contribute much to a lower usage of cigarettes. Probably because they are afraid health insurances will then add all kinds of therapies on quiting smoking, meaning costs will find it's way through the roof and beyond.

In USA smoking is slowly getting banned from just about everywhere, and anti-smoking campaigns are trendier than cigarettes. The price of smoking rises and the restrictions on tobacco companies are just recently increased. So its best to try and find a way to kick the habit before smoking becomes an undue financial burden.