Cost to run a toaster in Arizona (August 2026 rates)
At 15.05¢ per kilowatt-hour — Arizona's average residential price in August 2026 — running a toaster costs $5.27 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $6.36.
- Per hour
- 18.1¢
- Per day of use
- 1.4¢
- Per month
- 43.9¢
- Per year
- $5.27
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 Arizona compares
Arizona pays 15.05¢/kWh, the 16th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 14.95¢ | 43.7¢ | $5.24 |
| Florida | 14.99¢ | 43.8¢ | $5.25 |
| Arizona | 15.05¢ | 43.9¢ | $5.27 |
| South Dakota | 15.15¢ | 44.2¢ | $5.31 |
| Kansas | 15.47¢ | 45.2¢ | $5.42 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a toaster.
What else costs about the same in Arizona
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 Arizona?
- About 43.9¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.05¢/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?
- Arizona has the 16th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.