How much does an air purifier cost per month in Rhode Island?

About $10.33 a month, assuming 50 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.29¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an air purifier use?

Roughly 438 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.05 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $80.20 a year.

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Cost to run an air purifier in Rhode Island (July 2026 rates)

At 28.29¢ per kilowatt-hour — Rhode Island's average residential price in July 2026 — running an air purifier costs $124 a year. That is 55% more than the national average of $80.20. Rhode Island's residential rate is up 8.1% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $115 to $124 a year.

Per hour: 1.4¢
Per day of use: 33.9¢
Per month: $10.33
Per year: $124

Assumption: 50 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year — 438 kWh a year. Mid-size HEPA unit on medium. High speed can triple the draw. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Rhode Island compares

Rhode Island pays 28.29¢/kWh, the 7th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $43.71 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same air purifier costs $55.71 a year in Louisiana and $210 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $155 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
District of Columbia	25.21¢	$9.20	$110
New Hampshire	26.60¢	$9.71	$117
Rhode Island	28.29¢	$10.33	$124
Alaska	28.83¢	$10.52	$126
New York	29.90¢	$10.91	$131

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an air purifier.

What else costs about the same in Rhode Island

Refrigerator$113 a year in RI Desktop computer$113 a year in RI Dehumidifier$153 a year in RI

Cutting the number down

Right-sizing to the room lets you run a bigger unit on low instead of a small one on high, which is quieter and cheaper for the same clean-air delivery.
A loaded filter forces the fan to work harder for less airflow, so late-life filters cost more per unit of clean air.

Questions

How much does an air purifier cost per month in Rhode Island?: About $10.33 a month, assuming 50 W, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at 28.29¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an air purifier use?: Roughly 438 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.05 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Rhode Island has the 7th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $80.20 a year.