How much does a rice cooker cost per month in South Carolina?

About 54.1¢ a month, assuming 700 W at a 40% duty cycle, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 15.47¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a rice cooker use?

Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.28 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

South Carolina has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.69 a year.

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Cost to run a rice cooker in South Carolina (July 2026 rates)

At 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour — South Carolina's average residential price in July 2026 — running a rice cooker costs $6.50 a year. That is 16% less than the national average of $7.69. South Carolina's residential rate is up 5.2% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.17 to $6.50 a year.

Per hour: 4.3¢
Per day of use: 3.2¢
Per month: 54.1¢
Per year: $6.50

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. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How South Carolina compares

South Carolina pays 15.47¢/kWh, the 20th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.19 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same rice cooker costs $5.34 a year in Louisiana and $20.16 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $14.82 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
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

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

What else costs about the same in South Carolina

Electric pressure cooker$6.50 a year in SC Electric lawn mower$6.44 a year in SC Security camera$6.78 a year in SC

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 much does a rice cooker cost per month in South Carolina?: About 54.1¢ a month, assuming 700 W at a 40% duty cycle, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 15.47¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a rice cooker use?: Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.28 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: South Carolina has the 20th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.69 a year.