How much does a refrigerator cost per month in New York?

About $9.97 a month, assuming 400 kWh a year at 29.90¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a refrigerator use?

Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $73.24 a year.

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Cost to run a refrigerator in New York (July 2026 rates)

At 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in July 2026 — running a refrigerator costs $120 a year. That is 63% more than the national average of $73.24. New York's residential rate is up 14.0% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $105 to $120 a year.

Per day: 32.8¢
Per month: $9.97
Per year: $120

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 New York compares

New York pays 29.90¢/kWh, the 5th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $46.36 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same refrigerator costs $50.88 a year in Louisiana and $192 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $141 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Rhode Island	28.29¢	$9.43	$113
Alaska	28.83¢	$9.61	$115
New York	29.90¢	$9.97	$120
Massachusetts	30.49¢	$10.16	$122
Maine	32.41¢	$10.80	$130

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

What else costs about the same in New York

Desktop computer$120 a year in NY Air purifier$131 a year in NY Electric oven$99.51 a year in NY

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 New York?: About $9.97 a month, assuming 400 kWh a year at 29.90¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a refrigerator use?: Roughly 400 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $73.24 a year.