One of the biggest appeals of a refillable Voopoo kit is how cheap it is to run, yet what does it actually cost over a full year? A Voopoo kit costs very little to run once you own it, with the main yearly expenses being e-liquid at roughly £10 to £15 a week and coils at a few pounds every week or two, so a typical user spends somewhere around £350 to £550 a year including the new vaping duty, a fraction of the cost of smoking. Here is the full breakdown.

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The one off cost: the kit

Your first outlay is the kit itself, which is a one time cost rather than an ongoing one. A Voopoo pod kit like the Argus typically costs somewhere in the region of £20 to £35, while a more advanced Drag mod kit sits a little higher. That may seem more than a single disposable used to, though it is the only time you pay for the device, while a well looked after Voopoo kit can last for years. Spread over its lifetime, the cost of the hardware works out at just pennies a week, so the real running cost is all about the consumables you buy afterwards.

The main cost: e-liquid

For most Voopoo owners, e-liquid is the largest ongoing expense, with how much you spend depending on how much you vape. A moderate vaper might get through the equivalent of two or three 10ml bottles a week, which at typical UK prices works out at roughly £10 to £15 a week, equating to somewhere around £500 to £750 a year before any duty. Buying in larger volumes, such as bigger bottles of shortfill for sub ohm kits or multipacks of nic salts, brings the price per ml down noticeably, making smart buying the single biggest lever you have on your yearly cost.

The regular cost: coils

The other ongoing cost is coils or pods. A Voopoo PnP coil typically costs only a few pounds and lasts around one to two weeks with regular use, so most vapers spend somewhere in the region of £10 to £15 a month on coils, equating to roughly £120 to £180 a year. The good news is that coil life is largely in your hands. Priming each new coil properly, vaping within its recommended wattage range and avoiding very sweet e-liquids all help coils last longer, which directly cuts this part of your spend. Look after your coils and you will buy fewer of them.

The 2026 vaping duty

From 1 October 2026 the UK introduces a new Vaping Products Duty, which adds a flat £2.20 of duty per 10ml of e-liquid plus VAT, working out at around £2.64 extra on every 10ml bottle at the till. For a typical vaper this adds somewhere in the region of £120 to £200 to the yearly e-liquid bill. It applies to all e-liquid, so it is worth factoring in, though refillable kits like a Voopoo remain far cheaper to run than the alternatives even after it lands. Buying bottled e-liquid in larger volumes helps soften the impact, since you pay the duty per bottle.

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Putting it together

Adding it up, a typical Voopoo owner might spend roughly £350 to £550 over a year on e-liquid and coils combined, plus the one off cost of the kit and the new duty from late 2026. Lighter vapers will spend less and heavy vapers more, though even at the higher end this is dramatically cheaper than smoking, which can run into thousands of pounds a year. A refillable Voopoo kit pays for its hardware within a month or two of switching, after which it is simply the modest cost of liquid and coils, which you largely control.

How to keep costs down

A few habits keep your yearly spend low. Buy e-liquid in larger bottles or multipacks to lower the price per ml, since after the duty arrives, bottled liquid in a refillable kit stays cheaper than prefilled pods. Make your coils last by priming them, staying in the wattage range and avoiding sweet, dark liquids that clog them quickly. Keep the device charged sensibly and look after it so it lasts for years. Do these things and a Voopoo kit becomes one of the most economical ways to vape, with your money going on liquid rather than constant replacements. For the bigger picture, our guide on whether a Voopoo kit is worth it in 2026 weighs it all up.

The bottom line

The true cost of running a Voopoo kit over a year is modest: a one off kit price of around £20 to £35, then roughly £350 to £550 a year on e-liquid and coils for a typical vaper, with the new vaping duty adding a little more from October 2026. That makes it far cheaper than smoking and better value than disposables or prefilled pods over time. Buy liquid in volume, look after your coils, then a Voopoo kit gives you a satisfying vape for a genuinely low ongoing cost.

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Vaping products are intended for use by existing adult smokers and vapers aged 18 or over. Always follow the manufacturer instructions supplied with your Voopoo device. Sold in line with UK regulations.

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