Cost to run a toaster in New York (June 2026 rates)
At 29.49¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in June 2026 — running a toaster costs $10.33 a year. That is 61% more than the national average of $6.43. New York's residential rate is up 11.1% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $9.30 to $10.33 a year.
- Per hour
- 35.4¢
- Per day of use
- 2.8¢
- Per month
- 86.1¢
- Per year
- $10.33
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 New York compares
New York pays 29.49¢/kWh, the 5th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $3.91 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same toaster costs $4.59 a year in Nevada and $18.47 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $13.88 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 28.21¢ | 82.4¢ | $9.88 |
| Rhode Island | 29.23¢ | 85.4¢ | $10.24 |
| New York | 29.49¢ | 86.1¢ | $10.33 |
| Maine | 29.59¢ | 86.4¢ | $10.37 |
| Massachusetts | 29.61¢ | 86.5¢ | $10.38 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a toaster.
What else costs about the same in New York
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 New York?
- About 86.1¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 29.49¢/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?
- New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.43 a year.