Where is the cheapest place to buy Montecristo No. 5 in Europe right now?

The cheapest verified box of Montecristo No. 5 in Europe right now is at Turmeaus (sister to C.Gars) in United Kingdom at approximately €738 for a box of 25 (about €29.52 per cigar). All 10 retailers we track for this vitola are in the table above, each with the date its price was read: rows marked live were re-read by our scraper within the last fortnight, the rest were checked by hand.Prices and stock move. Save a price alert and we email you when any retailer drops below your target or the box comes back in stock.

Will the listed price include duty + VAT for my country?

Only if you live where the retailer is. Every price on this page is all-in (excise duty + VAT included) in the retailer's home country and nowhere else. Buy from a German retailer to a German address and what you see is what you pay. Buy across a border — a Swiss retailer shipping into the EU, or any EU retailer shipping to the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland or Ireland — and the destination country charges its own tobacco excise and VAT on arrival. How much depends on the destination's excise rate; our import-duty guide walks through the main markets.The few retailers whose price is all-in beyond their home market carry a "duty paid EU" mark in the table.

How does Montecristo No. 5 compare to other Montecristo cigars?

Montecristo No. 5 is a Perla, ring 40, 102 mm, medium strength, sold in a box of 25. The other Montecristo vitolas on the board, each with its own price page, are Montecristo No. 4, Montecristo No. 2, Montecristo Petit Edmundo, Montecristo Edmundo. Per-cigar price is the fair way to compare them: box sizes differ.

Is the price for Montecristo No. 5 likely to drop?

Habanos S.A. (the Cuban state tobacco monopoly) sets the worldwide release-price floor for every Habano in this catalogue. That floor went up roughly 40% during the 2022–2024 global price harmonisation, and Habanos has signalled further annual increases through 2027. So the long-term trend is up, not down.Short-term, prices move at the retailer level — promotions, clearance, a restock at a different price. Where we have a history, the 90-day line on this page shows what the cheapest box in Europe has actually done. A price alert with no target emails you on any drop; setting a target limits it to your budget.

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Montecristo No. 5 — box of 25, compared.

10 retailers in 6 countries · 4 in stock · 7 live

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10 retailers

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Retailer	Box	Per cigar
Turmeaus (sister to C.Gars) UK Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct	£620.00≈ €738	€29.51	Search →
Cigarworld.de DE La Casa del Habano · checked 15 May	€430.00≈ €430	€17.20	Check →
LCDH Brussel (Charlemagne) BE La Casa del Habano · checked 15 May	€435.00≈ €435	€17.40	Check →
Cigarmust (LCDH Lugano/Mendrisio) CH La Casa del Habano · checked 15 May	CHF 475.00≈ €499	€19.95	Check →
Noblego DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out	€305.00≈ €305	€12.20	Buy →
Cigarmaxx DE Berlin · live · 30 Oct · sold out	€305.00≈ €305	€12.20	Buy →
CigarOne CH Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out	CHF 291.00≈ €306	€12.22	Buy →
Cigarrummet SE Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out	SEK 3,850≈ €335	€13.40	Buy →
EGM Cigars CH Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out	CHF 620.25≈ €651	€26.05	Buy →
James J. Fox Dublin (since 1881) IE Habanos Specialist · live · 30 Oct · sold out	€663.00≈ €663	€26.52	Buy →

Rows in grey were last read more than 60 days ago: they are history, not quotes, and never count as the cheapest. Listed price for the box of 25 in the retailer's own currency, their own tax included. A box crossing a border picks up destination duty and VAT on top — the "duty paid EU" mark shows the few retailers whose price is all-in beyond their home market.

Ninety days · cheapest in-stock box in Europe, in euros

Now €73890-day low €30590-day high €75051 readings

The piece

The pocket Monte. A 25-minute Perla format that's the most-shipped sub-1-hour Cuban premium in Europe.

The Montecristo No. 5 is the smallest in the Línea Clásica and the shortest Cuban premium most aficionados keep in their daily rotation. At 4 inches by a 40 ring (Habanos calls the shape Perla), it's designed for the 20-to-30-minute window — a coffee break, a quick after-lunch smoke, the gap before a meeting. Continuous production since 1935 with the same blend, only scaled down: medium-bodied Vuelta Abajo filler under a sturdy Habano wrapper that ages well in a humidor for two to three years.

The smoke is gentler than the No. 4 because of the smaller ring gauge — less tobacco, less concentrated. First third opens with mild earth and hay; the middle settles into Montecristo's signature woody-cedar core with a touch of sweetness; the last third delivers a smooth, slightly toasty finish that holds for the full 25 minutes without burning hot. Across Europe the No. 5 is one of the most price-stable Cuban SKUs: Noblego runs around €420 per box of 25, Cigarworld €430, LCDH Brussels €435, Cigarmust CHF 475 (~€500 after FX). The €80 absolute spread is meaningful for a high-volume daily smoker — and the No. 5 is the SKU you smoke the most boxes of.

Questions

Where is the cheapest place to buy Montecristo No. 5 in Europe right now?
The cheapest verified box of Montecristo No. 5 in Europe right now is at Turmeaus (sister to C.Gars) in United Kingdom at approximately €738 for a box of 25 (about €29.52 per cigar). All 10 retailers we track for this vitola are in the table above, each with the date its price was read: rows marked live were re-read by our scraper within the last fortnight, the rest were checked by hand.
Prices and stock move. Save a price alert and we email you when any retailer drops below your target or the box comes back in stock.
Will the listed price include duty + VAT for my country?
Only if you live where the retailer is. Every price on this page is all-in (excise duty + VAT included) in the retailer's home country and nowhere else. Buy from a German retailer to a German address and what you see is what you pay. Buy across a border — a Swiss retailer shipping into the EU, or any EU retailer shipping to the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland or Ireland — and the destination country charges its own tobacco excise and VAT on arrival. How much depends on the destination's excise rate; our import-duty guide walks through the main markets.
The few retailers whose price is all-in beyond their home market carry a "duty paid EU" mark in the table.
How does Montecristo No. 5 compare to other Montecristo cigars?
Montecristo No. 5 is a Perla, ring 40, 102 mm, medium strength, sold in a box of 25. The other Montecristo vitolas on the board, each with its own price page, are Montecristo No. 4, Montecristo No. 2, Montecristo Petit Edmundo, Montecristo Edmundo. Per-cigar price is the fair way to compare them: box sizes differ.
Is the price for Montecristo No. 5 likely to drop?
Habanos S.A. (the Cuban state tobacco monopoly) sets the worldwide release-price floor for every Habano in this catalogue. That floor went up roughly 40% during the 2022–2024 global price harmonisation, and Habanos has signalled further annual increases through 2027. So the long-term trend is up, not down.
Short-term, prices move at the retailer level — promotions, clearance, a restock at a different price. Where we have a history, the 90-day line on this page shows what the cheapest box in Europe has actually done. A price alert with no target emails you on any drop; setting a target limits it to your budget.