Enter your smoking habit to see your lifetime spend, annual cost, and the remarkable health recovery timeline that begins within 20 minutes of your last cigarette.
The financial and health cost of smoking — and the remarkable recovery when you stop.
| Cigarettes/Day | Weekly Cost | Annual Cost | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/day | £25 | £1,321 | £6,606 | £13,213 |
| 10/day | £51 | £2,641 | £13,213 | £26,425 |
| 15/day | £76 | £3,962 | £19,819 | £39,638 |
| 20/day (1 pack) | £102 | £5,278 | £26,388 | £52,775 |
| 30/day | £152 | £7,917 | £39,581 | £79,163 |
| 40/day (2 packs) | £203 | £10,556 | £52,775 | £105,550 |
| Method | Success Rate | Available on NHS |
|---|---|---|
| NHS Stop Smoking Service + NRT | ~65% | Yes — free |
| Varenicline (Champix/Cytisine) | ~44% | Yes — prescription |
| Combination NRT (patch + gum/lozenge) | ~25% | Yes — free via GP |
| Single NRT product | ~15–18% | Yes — free via GP |
| E-cigarettes (vaping) | ~18% | Varies |
| Willpower alone (cold turkey) | ~4–7% | — |
This calculator multiplies your daily cigarette consumption by the per-cigarette cost to give your daily, weekly, annual, and lifetime spend on smoking. The health recovery timeline is based on NHS and British Heart Foundation research on what happens in your body after quitting.