How much does an air purifier cost per month in Virginia?

About $6.44 a month, assuming 50 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 17.64¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an air purifier use?

Roughly 438 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.05 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Virginia has the 20th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $79.54 a year.

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Cost to run an air purifier in Virginia (August 2026 rates)

At 17.64¢ per kilowatt-hour — Virginia's average residential price in August 2026 — running an air purifier costs $77.26 a year. That is 3% less than the national average of $79.54. Virginia's residential rate is up 11.3% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $69.42 to $77.26 a year.

Per hour: 0.9¢
Per day of use: 21.2¢
Per month: $6.44
Per year: $77.26

Assumption: 50 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — 438 kWh a year. Mid-size HEPA unit on medium. High speed can triple the draw. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Virginia compares

Virginia pays 17.64¢/kWh, the 20th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $2.28 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same air purifier costs $55.71 a year in Nevada and $207 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $151 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Colorado	17.17¢	$6.27	$75.20
Minnesota	17.20¢	$6.28	$75.34
Virginia	17.64¢	$6.44	$77.26
Delaware	18.70¢	$6.83	$81.91
Illinois	19.32¢	$7.05	$84.62

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an air purifier.

What else costs about the same in Virginia

Refrigerator$70.56 a year in VA Desktop computer$70.56 a year in VA Dehumidifier$95.26 a year in VA

Cutting the number down

Right-sizing to the room lets you run a bigger unit on low instead of a small one on high, which is quieter and cheaper for the same clean-air delivery.
A loaded filter forces the fan to work harder for less airflow, so late-life filters cost more per unit of clean air.

Questions

How much does an air purifier cost per month in Virginia?: About $6.44 a month, assuming 50 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 17.64¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an air purifier use?: Roughly 438 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.05 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Virginia has the 20th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $79.54 a year.