Cost to run a toaster in Ohio (June 2026 rates)
At 19.19¢ per kilowatt-hour — Ohio's average residential price in June 2026 — running a toaster costs $6.72 a year. That is 5% more than the national average of $6.43. Ohio's residential rate is up 9.7% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.13 to $6.72 a year.
- Per hour
- 23.0¢
- Per day of use
- 1.8¢
- Per month
- 56.0¢
- Per year
- $6.72
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 Ohio compares
Ohio pays 19.19¢/kWh, the 19th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 29.8¢ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 17.51¢ | 51.1¢ | $6.14 |
| Minnesota | 17.52¢ | 51.2¢ | $6.14 |
| Ohio | 19.19¢ | 56.0¢ | $6.72 |
| Delaware | 19.29¢ | 56.3¢ | $6.76 |
| Wisconsin | 19.56¢ | 57.1¢ | $6.85 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a toaster.
What else costs about the same in Ohio
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 Ohio?
- About 56.0¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 19.19¢/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?
- Ohio has the 19th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.43 a year.