Appliance cost comparison

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A lower running cost.
But a better buy?

Compare the purchase price and electricity costs of two appliances over your chosen period.

Illustrative appliances. Use comparable sizes.

Annual electricity savings with B$23.00

Extra purchase price recovered in4.3 years

5-year purchase + electricityA $915.00B $900.00

What price difference can the savings cover?

Maximum extra price covered by B's electricity savings: $115.00
Break-even electricity rate: $0.173913 / kWh

At your entered tariff, B's electricity savings over 5 years cover up to $115.00 of extra purchase price. This is an electricity-only ceiling, not a product valuation or lifespan forecast.

At the break-even rate, purchase-plus-electricity totals match. Above it, B costs less over your chosen period; below it, A costs less. The displayed rate is rounded; period totals use full precision.

A: 365 kWh / year · B: 250 kWh / year. Use comparable capacities, programmes and source scopes.

Estimates hold your tariff and consumption constant. Repairs, financing, disposal and resale value are excluded. This compares two purchase options.

Replacing a working appliance? Calculate replacement payback

Before you calculate

Annual, per-cycle and per-100-cycle figures are normalised to annual kWh. Enter the same household cycle count when comparing cycle-based sources.
Choose a comparison period from 1 to 30 years. Tariff and consumption stay constant; the period is a scenario, not a service-life forecast.
Repairs, financing, disposal and resale value are excluded.
When replacing an existing working appliance, use the separate replacement-payback tool. Its baseline is keeping the current appliance.

Replace every sample figure with one appropriate to your appliance and household.

A lower running cost.But a better buy?

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A lower running cost.
But a better buy?