At the current price cap rate of 26.11p per kWh, a typical tumble dryer costs about 97.9p per cycle, which is £203.66 a year on the usage below.
Where that number comes from
2,500 Wtypical power, range 2,000 to 3,000
1.5 hper cycle
4cycles a week, assumed
26.11pper kWh, cap average
Across the range of powers for this appliance class, one cycle costs between 78.3p and £1.17. Your own figure is on the rating plate, usually on the back or inside the door, and it is the only one that is true for you.
Vented and condenser dryers cost roughly this. A heat pump dryer uses around half, which is most of the reason to buy one.
What does it cost to run?
Change any of these. The rate is the current price cap average, but yours is on your bill and is the one that matters.
—per use
—per week
—per year
Every other appliance
See the full table at today's rate, or what the price cap is doing next.