https://www.statista.com/chart/15293/price-for-cigarettes-per-country/
And the price has gone up since!
Yes fortnight is common parlance.
Since I've quit smoking and greatly reduced my drinking I'm about 2500 bucks a month better off.
It often seems that the smokers around here are those with the lesser paying jobs, and I've never understood how they can afford it. I'm grateful I never picked up the habit and instead get to waste my money on chocolate.