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Electric toothbrush charger vs Hair dryer: 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.

Electric toothbrush charger

Typical watts
5 W
Hours/day
0.2
Monthly est.
$0.01
kWh/mo
0.0

Hair dryer

Typical watts
1600 W
Hours/day
0.2
Monthly est.
$1.73
kWh/mo
9.6

Hair dryer is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.