How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in South Carolina?

About 46.6¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 15.55¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?

Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

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 $6.60 a year.

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

At 15.55¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Carolina's average residential price in June 2026 — running a vacuum cleaner costs $5.60 a year. That is 15% less than the national average of $6.60. South Carolina's residential rate is up 5.1% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $5.32 to $5.60 a year.

Per hour: 18.7¢
Per day of use: 5.6¢
Per month: 46.6¢
Per year: $5.60

Assumption: 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 36 kWh a year. An upright vacuum, roughly 20 minutes per session. 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 $1.00 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same vacuum cleaner costs $4.72 a year in Nevada and $18.98 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $14.26 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
South Dakota	15.36¢	46.1¢	$5.53
West Virginia	15.45¢	46.4¢	$5.56
South Carolina	15.55¢	46.6¢	$5.60
Kansas	15.71¢	47.1¢	$5.66
Iowa	15.93¢	47.8¢	$5.73

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

What else costs about the same in South Carolina

Toaster$5.45 a year in SC Electric blanket$5.97 a year in SC Electric lawn mower$6.47 a year in SC

Cutting the number down

A full bag or clogged filter costs suction, not watts: the motor draws the same while doing less.

Questions

How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in South Carolina?: About 46.6¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 15.55¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?: Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
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 $6.60 a year.