Quit Smoking Savings Calculator
See how much money you save by quitting smoking and how much life expectancy is regained.
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About this calculator
Estimate the money saved from cigarette spending using your current daily use and pack price. The estimate holds today’s price constant and excludes other costs or health effects; it does not estimate life expectancy.
Worked example
calculated with the default values below
Cigarettes per day 20 · Price per pack 8 $ · Cigarettes per pack 20 Cost per day 8.00 $ · Cost per year 2,920.00 $ · Saved after 5 years 14,600 $ · Saved after 10 years 29,200 $
Data sources
Disclaimer
These calculators provide planning estimates only. Building codes, wiring regulations and safety requirements differ by country and change over time, and nothing here replaces a licensed professional or a permit. For structural, electrical or gas work, follow local code and have the installation inspected.
Implementation source
This record describes the implementation used by this page. It is not independent validation. External references, when available, support only the stated formula or definition; estimates and custom rules retain their own assumptions.
Formula and variables
C_year = (cigarettes/day ÷ cigarettes/pack) × pack price × 365; savingsₙ = C_year × n
- N
- Cigarettes per day
- n
- Cigarettes per pack
- p
- Price per pack
- t
- Years smoked
- C
- Annual cost
- L
- Life years regained
- k
- Constant bonus (years)
Financial estimate only, holding today’s pack price constant; no life-expectancy estimate.
Frequently asked questions
What does this calculator estimate?
It estimates money saved from current cigarette use and pack price, holding today’s price constant. Other costs and health effects are not included, and it does not estimate life expectancy.