How much does a toaster cost per month in Massachusetts?

About 89.0¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 30.48¢/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?

Massachusetts has the 3rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.

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

At 30.48¢ per kilowatt-hour — Massachusetts's average residential price in August 2026 — running a toaster costs $10.68 a year. That is 68% more than the national average of $6.36.

Per hour: 36.6¢
Per day of use: 2.9¢
Per month: 89.0¢
Per year: $10.68

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 Massachusetts compares

Massachusetts pays 30.48¢/kWh, the 3rd most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $4.32 more 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
Alaska	29.41¢	85.9¢	$10.31
California	29.75¢	86.9¢	$10.42
Massachusetts	30.48¢	89.0¢	$10.68
Maine	32.11¢	93.8¢	$11.25
Hawaii	47.18¢	$1.38	$16.53

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

What else costs about the same in Massachusetts

Vacuum cleaner$10.97 a year in MA Electric blanket$11.70 a year in MA Electric lawn mower$12.68 a year in MA

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 Massachusetts?: About 89.0¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 30.48¢/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?: Massachusetts has the 3rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.36 a year.