Cost to run a toaster in Arizona (June 2026 rates)
At 15.18¢ per kilowatt-hour — Arizona's average residential price in June 2026 — running a toaster costs $5.32 a year. That is 17% less than the national average of $6.43.
- Per hour
- 18.2¢
- Per day of use
- 1.5¢
- Per month
- 44.3¢
- Per year
- $5.32
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 15.18¢/kWh, the 17th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.11 less 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 15.10¢ | 44.1¢ | $5.29 |
| Montana | 15.14¢ | 44.2¢ | $5.31 |
| Arizona | 15.18¢ | 44.3¢ | $5.32 |
| Wyoming | 15.24¢ | 44.5¢ | $5.34 |
| South Dakota | 15.36¢ | 44.9¢ | $5.38 |
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 44.3¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 5 minutes a day, 365 days a year at 15.18¢/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 17th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.43 a year.