Coffee maker vs Microwave: 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.
Coffee maker
- Typical watts
- 900 W
- Hours/day
- 0.5
- Monthly est.
- $2.43
- kWh/mo
- 13.5
Microwave
- Typical watts
- 1200 W
- Hours/day
- 0.3
- Monthly est.
- $1.94
- kWh/mo
- 10.8
Coffee maker is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.