How much does a refrigerator cost per month in South Carolina?

About $5.18 a month, assuming 400 kWh a year at 15.55¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a refrigerator use?

Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

South Carolina has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $73.36 a year.

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Cost to run a refrigerator in South Carolina (June 2026 rates)

At 15.55¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Carolina's average residential price in June 2026 — running a refrigerator costs $62.20 a year. That is 15% less than the national average of $73.36. South Carolina's residential rate is up 5.1% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $59.16 to $62.20 a year.

Per day: 17.0¢
Per month: $5.18
Per year: $62.20

Assumption: 400 kWh a year. A current ENERGY STAR top-freezer lands near 400 kWh a year. A 2000s-era side-by-side can be double, and a garage fridge in a hot climate higher still. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How South Carolina compares

South Carolina pays 15.55¢/kWh, the 21st cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $11.16 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same refrigerator costs $52.44 a year in Nevada and $211 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $158 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
South Dakota	15.36¢	$5.12	$61.44
West Virginia	15.45¢	$5.15	$61.80
South Carolina	15.55¢	$5.18	$62.20
Kansas	15.71¢	$5.24	$62.84
Iowa	15.93¢	$5.31	$63.72

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

What else costs about the same in South Carolina

Desktop computer$62.20 a year in SC Air purifier$68.11 a year in SC Electric oven$51.75 a year in SC

Cutting the number down

The second fridge in the garage is often the most expensive appliance in a house, because it is usually the oldest one and it works against garage heat.
Coils packed with dust make the compressor run longer for the same cooling. Vacuuming them takes minutes.
A door gasket that no longer grips a dollar bill is leaking cold around the clock.

Questions

How much does a refrigerator cost per month in South Carolina?: About $5.18 a month, assuming 400 kWh a year at 15.55¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a refrigerator use?: Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: South Carolina has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $73.36 a year.