Crypto mining rig vs Home office setup: which costs more to run? (2026)
Estimates use U.S. average $0.180 $/kWh, typical wattage, and typical hours/day from our catalog. Adjust on each appliance page.
Crypto mining rig
- Typical watts
- 500 W
- Hours/day
- 24
- Monthly est.
- $64.72
- kWh/mo
- 360.0
Home office setup
- Typical watts
- 200 W
- Hours/day
- 2
- Monthly est.
- $2.16
- kWh/mo
- 12.0
Crypto mining rig is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.