[MamaTexan]

but the cheapest pack of cigs you can get here is £5.71, about $9.00.

Eesh! I roll my own for about $1.50 a pack.

Can you even buy loose tobacco there?

[EnglishCon]

You can - at nearly $10 for 50 grams - I get about 150 cigs from a pack that size, roll them very thin indeed! Papers are 400 for a quid (about $1.50).

The local pot dealer is cheaper than that!