Cost to run an air fryer in Hawaii (June 2026 rates)
At 52.72¢ per kilowatt-hour — Hawaii's average residential price in June 2026 — running an air fryer costs $66.43 a year. That is 187% more than the national average of $23.11. Hawaii's residential rate is up 28.7% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $51.61 to $66.43 a year.
- Per hour
- 55.4¢
- Per day of use
- 22.1¢
- Per month
- $5.54
- Per year
- $66.43
Assumption: 1,500 W at a 70% duty cycle, 24 minutes a day, 300 days a year — 126 kWh a year. A 5-quart basket model, roughly 25 minutes of cooking a day. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Hawaii compares
Hawaii pays 52.72¢/kWh, the most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $43.32 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same air fryer costs $16.52 a year in Nevada and $66.43 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $49.91 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 29.49¢ | $3.10 | $37.16 |
| Maine | 29.59¢ | $3.11 | $37.28 |
| Massachusetts | 29.61¢ | $3.11 | $37.31 |
| California | 34.74¢ | $3.65 | $43.77 |
| Hawaii | 52.72¢ | $5.54 | $66.43 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an air fryer.
What else costs about the same in Hawaii
Cutting the number down
- The saving is not the wattage, it is the volume: a small cavity reaches temperature in two minutes instead of twelve.
- Cooking two batches back to back skips the second preheat entirely.
Questions
- How much does an air fryer cost per month in Hawaii?
- About $5.54 a month, assuming 1,500 W at a 70% duty cycle, 24 minutes a day, 300 days a year at 52.72¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does an air fryer use?
- Roughly 126 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.05 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Hawaii has the most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $23.11 a year.