How much does a toaster cost per month in Alabama?

About 47.7¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 16.33¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a toaster use?

Roughly 35 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Alabama has the 26th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.

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Cost to run a toaster in Alabama (August 2026 rates)

At 16.33¢ per kilowatt-hour — Alabama's average residential price in August 2026 — running a toaster costs $5.72 a year. That is 10% less than the national average of $6.36.

Per hour: 19.6¢
Per day of use: 1.6¢
Per month: 47.7¢
Per year: $5.72

Assumption: 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year — 35 kWh a year. Roughly five minutes a day. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Alabama compares

Alabama pays 16.33¢/kWh, the 26th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 64.1¢ less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same toaster costs $4.46 a year in Nevada and $16.53 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $12.07 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Missouri	16.02¢	46.8¢	$5.61
West Virginia	16.31¢	47.6¢	$5.72
Alabama	16.33¢	47.7¢	$5.72
New Mexico	16.51¢	48.2¢	$5.79
Indiana	17.02¢	49.7¢	$5.96

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a toaster.

What else costs about the same in Alabama

Vacuum cleaner$5.88 a year in AL Electric blanket$6.27 a year in AL Electric lawn mower$6.79 a year in AL

Cutting the number down

High wattage, tiny runtime: a toaster is a good reminder that watts alone tell you nothing without hours.

Questions

How much does a toaster cost per month in Alabama?: About 47.7¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 16.33¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a toaster use?: Roughly 35 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Alabama has the 26th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.