How Much Does Vaping Cost?

The cost of vaping is a hot topic as of 2025 and differs from person to person based on their habit. Whilst it’s definitely cheaper than smoking due to the current lack of a vaping duty in the UK, it’s becoming increasingly expensive. Why? Because of the ability of big vape companies to convince the masses that convenience is king.

As of 2025, we’ve seen disposable vapes, big-puff prefilled kits, bar salts and more, with DIY vaping slowly becoming a thing of the past as our society demands easier & more convenient means of vaping. Most people who vape aren’t doing it in a way that offers the best value. Instead, they’re buying big-puff prefilled Chinese kits from convenience stores and super markets. This is an expensive non-eco-friendly way to get your nicotine.

To answer the question simply: vaping should cost no more than £18.95/month, and we’ll help you understand the maths below:

Using a refillable, rechargeable vape kit like the Vaporesso Xros Pro 2 will set you in a good place. You’ll just need this one device and if you’re lucky it may last you years before you need to replace it, and the best thing about them is they’re not expensive. Now you’ve got the vape kit, you just need the juice to go in it. Buying a 120ml Crystalize Longfill with 6 nic shots gives you 120ml juice at 10mg/ml, 50/50 Vg/Pg which is perfectly suited to the Xros Pro 2. The average vaper will consume between 1-3ml of E-Liquid per day depending on their habit, so 120ml will last at least a month. Hence, we think vaping should cost no more than £18.95/month.

We’ve chosen to base this figure on a pod kit used in conjunction with a Bar Salt Longfill as this is the most common setup among our customers, and best reflects the current markets demand for high-strength flavour akin to that of big-puff vape kits. This figure is based solely on E-Liquid and doesn’t take pods into account. If you’re using our Crystalize Longfills then you can expect to get a good couple of weeks out of each pod. If we consider a pack of 4 Xros Pods is £8.99 and you get 2 weeks out of each one, then the monthly cost is £4.49, bringing the total to £23.44/month.

Use our handy Cost of Vaping Calculator below to help you determine what vaping will cost you.

You Pay For Convenience

Convenience is a luxury that doesn’t always pay off. In the case of vaping, there’s no real need for convenience except in that rare occasion where you’re travelling or your current vape kits has broken. But simply buying the plug & play style vape kits because they’re easy to use doesn’t make much sense. They’ll end up costing you far more than you’d spend on a refillable, rechargeable vape kit with bar salts or their equivalent longfill. 

The luxury of convenience is only really a set back and it could be argued that it’s done a lot of damage to the industry as a whole. If we consider the now banned disposable vape: they emerged a number of years ago and became almost immediately a sensation thanks to their strong flavours, low price, ease of use and their wide availability. They became popular with school children and a media whirlwind ensued which resulted in their current ban, as well as a bad light on the industry in general. 

How Do I Reduce the Cost of Vaping? 

Luckily, and thanks to the wonder of DIY vaping, reducing your spend is actually pretty simple. It involves mixing your E-Liquid from a concentrate we’ve already made for you. The process of doing so is very simple and requires a few easy steps which we’ll go over in the next section. Buying a bar salt Longfill instead of a 10ml Bar Salt will help you save a good amount of money just for the small price of 1 minutes worth of inconvenience. For arguments sake, if a 10ml bar salt in a vape store costs you £3.95, then 12 of them will cost you £47.40, whereas a 120ml Crystalize Bar Salt Longfill costs you £18.95. The main difference here being convenience. But lets be honest, removing a nozzle and pouring 6 nic shots into a 120ml bottle is pretty easy and takes less time than making a brew, so it’s really a no brainer.

How Do I Mix a Bar Salt Longfill?

You can buy any of our 25+ Bar Salt Longfills ready to go with Nicotine, giving you a final strength of 10mg/ml. Simply remove the caps & nozzles and pour all 6 nic shots into the longfill. Put the nozzle and cap back on it and shake well. That’ll give you a strength of 10mg/ml at 50/50 Vg/Pg – perfect for pod kits.

Why Vape?

Vaping should only be for those who currently smoke or are trying to quit. If you’re a smoker, vaping is perhaps one of the most effective smoking cessations out there simply because of it’s near identical nature. You’re still inhaling your nicotine, which you won’t get with any other form of quitting aid, and this is the exact reason it’s become so mainstream. Vaping is simple: you inhale a vapour containing nicotine. There are a myriad different vape kits to choose from and DIY E-Liquid will save you an enormous sum of money if you choose wisely.

Both the NHS and PHE (Public Health England) claim that vaping is 95% less dangerous for your health than smoking, and the TPD (Tobacco Product Directive) ensures there are no dangerous chemicals present in compliant E-Liquid – so it’s wise to choose a reputable manufacturer with a long history of service.

Not only are the health benefits incredibly apparent, it’s much cheaper than smoking largely due to the current lack of tax (although this will change as of October 2026, it’ll still be much cheaper).

Our Recommendations To Reduce the Cost of Vaping

Firstly, ditch the big-puff kits: not only are they bad for the environment (they’re hardly any better than disposables vapes), they’re much more expensive to vape then a refillable, rechargeable vape kit with replaceable coils or pods.

Secondly, make the switch to DIY E-Liquids. Whether you’re using a high-power sub ohm vape kit or a pod kit, DIY E-Liquid is going to save you a fortune. But it doesn’t need to be complicated because we’ve got solutions to help you get started with just a few steps.

Pair our Bar Salt Longfills with any pod kit to satisfy the big-puff sensation. As of 2025 it doesn’t make sense to stick to what’s convenient. The cost of living is soaring so you need to take advantage of what money saving advice you can. Lets be honest, pouring a few nic shots into a 120ml bottle is no biggie and you can do it faster than you can make a brew.

Vape Kits: 

• Oxva Xlim Go 2 – Simple, durable, tried & tested, loved the world over
• Oxva Nexlim Go – Larger battery, larger pods, same Oxva quality 
• Voopoo VMATE Max – Stylish, simple, great quality vape
• Vaporesso Xros Pro 2 – Powerful, customisable, large battery, the best pods on the market 

E-Liquids: 

Chances are, you’re after a nice strong flavour akin to that of a disposable or a big-puff kit. Good thing we’ve got 10 years experience in flavour! Our Crystalize Bar Salt Longfills offer the same great taste you’re used to at a fraction of the cost. In terms of flavour and affordability, we recommend the below:

• Crystalize Grape & Raspberry – Over 240 reviews, accurate flavour profiles, super strong, kind to coils
• Crystalize Sour Pineapple – A Juicy & slightly sour pineapple with a good icy finish  
• Crystalize Blueberry Sour Raspberry – An absolute fan favourite made popular back in the days of disposables. A Juicy berry flavour with an icy finish
• Crystalize Quick Mix 6000+ Cola – An unbeatable Cola flavour, in the world’s first 20ml Bar Salt

The Cost of Smoking vs Vaping & Your Options 

It’s no secret that smoking is becoming prohibitively expensive, and that’s precisely the point. Whilst we disagree with prohibition in general the fact is smoking is very dangerous. As of 2025 there’s never been a better time to quit. Quitting today will save you a serious sum of money. See our graph below to find out how much you can save.

To summarise the graph above, you could save yourself £224.38 PER MONTH if you made the switch from 10 cigarettes/day to a refillable, rechargeable vape kit with a longfill. If the health benefits associated with quitting smoking aren’t sufficient to motivate you into doing it, then perhaps the financial benefits will be!