How Much Does It Cost to Run an Air Fryer per Day and Month?

Source: Planning watts of 1,500 and 0.4 hours a day, hours of cooking time a day, equal to about 25 minutes. Price: 17.23 cents per kWh, the 2025 US residential average from EIA Form EIA-861.

The monthly cost is 2% of the $150.68 average US electric bill. It runs all year, so the yearly cost is twelve times the monthly figure.

One figure cannot fit every home. These three cases show how much the answer moves with the equipment and the hours.

The lowest case costs $1 a month and the highest $9. Use the calculator above to match your own.

The same air fryer costs different amounts depending on the state, because the price per kWh differs. Here are the three cheapest states, the US average and the three costliest, for the same 18 kWh a month.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Price is residential revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.

See electricity rates in every state to find your own.

An air fryer is a small convection oven with a heating element and a fan. It preheats quickly and cooks in a small space, so a short cook often uses less electricity than a full-size oven, even though the element is similar in power.

Cook time and size matter most. A small batch cooks fast. A large basket of food takes longer. Using it instead of a full oven for a small meal uses less energy, and using it in addition to the oven does not.

The range for this kind of appliance runs from about 800 to 1,800 watts. At 0.4 hours a day that is $2 to $4 a month, which is why checking the label on yours is worth the minute.

• Use it in place of the full-size oven for small meals.
• Skip preheating when the recipe allows, or keep it short.
• Do not overfill the basket, since crowded food cooks unevenly and takes longer.

Next step: Electric oven costs. For general ideas, read how to lower your electric bill.

Other appliances in the kitchen and laundry group: Refrigerator, Freezer, Clothes Dryer, Washing Machine, Dishwasher, Microwave, Electric Oven, Electric Stove, Chest Freezer, Electric Kettle, Coffee Maker.

The cost is watts divided by 1,000, times hours, times your price per kWh. The 1,500 watts is a planning figure for this kind of appliance, set from typical product ratings, and the 0.4 hours is an assumed day of use. Neither is copied from a federal table. Federal guidance describes the method and warns that real wattage varies, so we publish our own typical ranges and label them as such. Prices come from EIA Form EIA-861 for 2025.

The calculation is the standard one used in the U.S. Department of Energy's consumer guidance on estimating appliance energy use. Wattage varies by product age and features, so the label on your own appliance beats any average. Read more in our methodology.