Snow tires cost slightly more than all weather tires. The actual cost of the snow tires would depend on the brand, style and size.
From what I know, they probably do not because snow tires have special pins build into it for gripping the snow/ice. It depends on the type of tire you are actually going to buy but generally mud tires are more expensive than snow tires.
There are many kinds of mud tires. They cost about twice as much as road tires in general
For snow tires you should first make sure the tires have the M/S branding for mud and snow which rates them as winter tires. Cost effective brands include Bridgestone Blizzak and BF Goodrich Winter Slaloms.
Snow tires!
"Snow tires with chains are much safer than regular winter tires if you live in an area with heavy winter snowfall. Snow tires with chains will help you to travel along roads that have not yet been plowed, where regular tires would probably get buried."
Directional tires are ideal for hard surfaces in good weather conditions. The best tires for driving in snow are snow tires.
They are very little different. The tires are much more important and real snow tires are far better than all season tires.
Winter tires are for use predominately in the snow and All-season tires are exactly that meant to be used all year around. You will not get as good a traction on snow with the All-season tires as you would with the winter ones but the decision comes down to what part of the country you are in and how much snow you get.
The cost of the Vogue tires vary by the size and the style of the tire. As of 2014 these tires range from 195.00 to 378.99.
New tires can cost anywhere from $80 to over 300 for an average car.
In some places where it snows alot you have to buy snow tires. So if you have snow tires then yes you can drive if the snow is 8". But if you don't want to buy snow tires, you can get a chain and wrap it around all of your tires.
Fat tires are best in snow.