Quit Smoking and Nicotine Math

Vape and pod cost calculator.

Choose e-liquid or pods, enter how much you use, what it costs and the nicotine strength on the label. You get weekly, monthly and yearly cost and the nicotine in milligrams per day. The example numbers are placeholders, so enter your own. Runs in your browser; nothing is sent or stored.

Not medical advice. This tool does arithmetic on the numbers you enter. Talk to a doctor, pharmacist or quit coach before you change how you quit. In the US you can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669); in Canada call 1-866-366-3667 toll-free to talk to a quit coach.

Your vaping

What do you buy?

E-liquid used per week

About how many mL of juice you get through in a week.

Price of one bottle

mL in one bottle

Pods used per week

Price of one pod

If you buy a pack of pods, divide the pack price by the pods in it.

mL in one pod

Check the pod or box label.

Strength is shown as

Nicotine strength

Use the number on the label.

Coils, devices and other costs per month (optional)

Cost and nicotine

Fill the form and press Calculate.

Worked example

14 mL of e-liquid a week from $20 for a 30 mL bottle costs $9.33 a week, $486.99 a year. At 12 mg/mL that is 2.0 mL a day and 24.0 mg of nicotine a day (2 mL x 12). With pods: 7 one-mL pods a week at $6 and a label strength of 5% (50 mg/mL) is $2,191.46 a year and 50 mg of nicotine a day.

How it works

nicotine mg per day = mL used per day x strength in mg/mL. A strength shown in % converts as % x 10 = mg/mL, because 1% is 1 gram in 100 mL, which is 10 mg per mL. E-liquid cost per week = mL per week x (bottle price / bottle mL); pod cost per week = pods x price per pod, and mL per week = pods x mL per pod. Yearly = weekly x 52.1775 + monthly extras x 12. Whether a device wastes or loses liquid is not modeled, so mg per day is the nicotine in the liquid you go through, not a measure of what you absorb.

Sources and basis (opened 2026-10-08): Vaping product safety, Health Canada (Canada.ca). Quitline numbers: Speak to a Quit Smoking Counselor, Smokefree.gov (1-800-QUIT-NOW) and Quitting smoking: Provincial and territorial services, Health Canada (Canada.ca) (1-866-366-3667), both opened 2026-10-08.

FAQ

How much does vaping cost per year?

It depends on your own use and prices. The example, 14 mL a week from $20 for a 30 mL bottle, comes to $486.99 a year.

How do I turn mg/mL into mg per day?

Multiply the mL you use in a day by the mg/mL on the label. 2 mL a day at 12 mg/mL is 24 mg a day.

How do I convert nicotine percent to mg/mL?

Multiply the percent by 10. 5% is 50 mg/mL and 2% is 20 mg/mL.

What is the legal maximum strength?

Health Canada says every legal vaping product in Canada has a maximum nicotine concentration of 20 mg/mL. Rules elsewhere differ.

Does this compare vaping with cigarettes?

Not on this page. For a cost comparison across products, see the cigarette vs vape vs pouch cost calculator. It does not say anything about health.