average smoker smokes about 20 cigarettes a day. so it’s a little less than half of a monthly use of cigarettes.

from what i understand the ration was meant to supplement what you consume, not provide everything

For a month? It’s just dried shredded leaves wrapped in paper, cigarettes are super cheap to produce, tax makes them expensive.

You didn’t live in the eighties I bet. It was cheap back then and everyone smoked.