Air fryer vs Chest freezer: 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.
Air fryer
- Typical watts
- 1500 W
- Hours/day
- 0.3
- Monthly est.
- $2.43
- kWh/mo
- 13.5
Chest freezer
- Typical watts
- 200 W
- Hours/day
- 24
- Monthly est.
- $25.89
- kWh/mo
- 144.0
Chest freezer is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.