The Awl just released their annual roundup of cigarette prices across the nation; now we know definitively that Maryland is the 13th most-expensive place to be a smoker in 2013. The cost of a pack of cigarettes in Maryland rose by 21 percent (!) this past year to an average of $7.93. If you really want to quit, though, move to New York, the state with the most expensive cigarettes in the nation: $14.50 per pack. The nation’s cheapest cigarettes are found in that bastion of health and well-being, Kentucky ($4.96). Kentucky was one of the few states to see the price of a pack go down since 2012. Stay healthy, everyone.
