In 2021, Slovenian residents could buy 270 packs of cigarettes with one month's salary. This is the highest amount among the listed CEE countries. Romanians were able to buy the least number of packs of cigarettes per net monthly salary. In most of the countries of the region, the purchasing power decreased in comparison to 2012. The fiscal policy (e.g. excise taxes) of each country had a significant impact.
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Number of cigarettes packs that can be bought with the average net monthly salary in Central and Eastern European countries between 2012 and 2021
Characteristic
2012
2021
Slovenia
276
270
Belarus
268
256
Russia
534
245
Estonia
220
240
Lithuania
183
235
Czechia
226
234
Slovakia
226
222
Ukraine
261
208
Moldova
165
205
Latvia
169
202
Poland
219
196
Bulgaria
141
184
Croatia
209
180
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