Electronic cigarettes have been gaining popularity over the past several years, especially since the modern versions of this smoking alternative were introduced. Now capable of recreating authentic smoking sensations, a battery powered cigarette is actually much more affordable than tobacco cigarettes. To find out just how much we can save by switching to an electronic cigarette, we are going to do a simple calculation in this article.

Let’s just say you smoke a pack of tobacco cigarettes per day, with each pack costing you $6. In 30 days, you are actually spending a total of $180 on tobacco cigarettes alone. The cost of getting and replacing (or refilling) lighters as well as other side effects will certainly make the total costs of smoking tobacco cigarettes even higher.

A good electronic cigarette starter kit, on the other hand, costs nothing more than $60. With the starter kit, you get two electronic cigarette batteries, the appropriate set of chargers, and 6 refill cartridges. Bear in mind that each electronic cigarette refill cartridge actually equals to 1.5 to 2 packs of tobacco cigarettes, so you already have enough cartridges to last 10 days.

The cost of refill cartridges must also be considered when buying the electronic cigarette. A pack of 10 refill cartridges costs around $18; since you still need an extra of 20 refill cartridges for the month, the additional cost would be $36. Add that amount to the cost of buying the electronic cigarette starter kit, and we have a total of $96 for the first month.