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How much does it cost to run a rice cooker?
At the U.S. average residential price of 18.31¢ per kilowatt-hour (July 2026), running a rice cooker costs about $7.69 a year. Your own bill depends on your state's rate, which ranges from 12.72¢ to 48.00¢ across the country.
- Per hour
- 5.1¢
- Per day of use
- 3.8¢
- Per month
- 64.1¢
- Per year
- $7.69
Assumption: 700 W at a 40% duty cycle, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year — 42 kWh a year. Full draw while heating, then a low-power keep-warm hold.
Cost by state
Same appliance, same usage, 51 different prices. Sorted cheapest first.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72¢ | 44.5¢ | $5.34 |
| Nevada | 12.77¢ | 44.7¢ | $5.36 |
| Utah | 13.12¢ | 45.9¢ | $5.51 |
| North Dakota | 13.41¢ | 46.9¢ | $5.63 |
| Tennessee | 13.71¢ | 48.0¢ | $5.76 |
| Idaho | 13.73¢ | 48.1¢ | $5.77 |
| Nebraska | 13.78¢ | 48.2¢ | $5.79 |
| Kentucky | 13.81¢ | 48.3¢ | $5.80 |
| Arkansas | 14.33¢ | 50.2¢ | $6.02 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35¢ | 50.2¢ | $6.03 |
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | 50.3¢ | $6.03 |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | 50.9¢ | $6.11 |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | 51.5¢ | $6.18 |
| Montana | 14.99¢ | 52.5¢ | $6.30 |
| Florida | 15.03¢ | 52.6¢ | $6.31 |
| North Carolina | 15.16¢ | 53.1¢ | $6.37 |
| Kansas | 15.27¢ | 53.4¢ | $6.41 |
| South Dakota | 15.37¢ | 53.8¢ | $6.46 |
| Arizona | 15.38¢ | 53.8¢ | $6.46 |
| South Carolina | 15.47¢ | 54.1¢ | $6.50 |
| West Virginia | 15.78¢ | 55.2¢ | $6.63 |
| Texas | 15.88¢ | 55.6¢ | $6.67 |
| Oregon | 15.97¢ | 55.9¢ | $6.71 |
| Iowa | 15.99¢ | 56.0¢ | $6.72 |
| Missouri | 16.09¢ | 56.3¢ | $6.76 |
| New Mexico | 16.09¢ | 56.3¢ | $6.76 |
| Georgia | 16.27¢ | 56.9¢ | $6.83 |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | 57.4¢ | $6.89 |
| Indiana | 16.73¢ | 58.6¢ | $7.03 |
| Colorado | 17.00¢ | 59.5¢ | $7.14 |
| Minnesota | 17.45¢ | 61.1¢ | $7.33 |
| Virginia | 17.55¢ | 61.4¢ | $7.37 |
| Delaware | 18.48¢ | 64.7¢ | $7.76 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06¢ | 66.7¢ | $8.01 |
| Illinois | 19.22¢ | 67.3¢ | $8.07 |
| Ohio | 19.45¢ | 68.1¢ | $8.17 |
| Maryland | 21.41¢ | 74.9¢ | $8.99 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72¢ | 76.0¢ | $9.12 |
| Michigan | 23.05¢ | 80.7¢ | $9.68 |
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | 83.1¢ | $9.97 |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | 84.6¢ | $10.15 |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | 88.2¢ | $10.58 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | 88.2¢ | $10.59 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60¢ | 93.1¢ | $11.17 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29¢ | 99.0¢ | $11.88 |
| Alaska | 28.83¢ | $1.01 | $12.11 |
| New York | 29.90¢ | $1.05 | $12.56 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49¢ | $1.07 | $12.81 |
| Maine | 32.41¢ | $1.13 | $13.61 |
| California | 33.61¢ | $1.18 | $14.12 |
| Hawaii | 48.00¢ | $1.68 | $20.16 |
Cutting the number down
- Keep-warm is a small draw that runs for hours. Switching it off once the rice is done is the only real lever here.
Questions
- How many watts does a rice cooker use?
- About 700 W while running, though it cycles on and off, so average draw is 280 W.
- How much does a rice cooker cost per month?
- About 64.1¢ a month at the U.S. average rate, or $7.69 a year.
- Where is it cheapest to run?
- Louisiana, at $5.34 a year, versus $20.16 in Hawaii — a spread of $14.82.