I have personally never smoked, but when I was stationed in Germany, I was given ration coupons which allowed me to purchase 4 cartons a month for $2.10 each. That is I think ten (or was it 20?) packs of cigarettes for 21 (?) cents per pack. I do not actually know how many packs are in a carton.
Back in 1980 the Germans were paying something like 10 times that much. Black marketing cigarettes was very lucrative for some of my comrades in arms. I was always being asked to share my ration coupons.
I never saw cigarettes included in meal kits.
Very interesting.....I suppose some did make a profit!