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Aquarium heater vs Electric sauna: 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.

Aquarium heater

Typical watts
150 W
Hours/day
12
Monthly est.
$9.71
kWh/mo
54.0

Electric sauna

Typical watts
4500 W
Hours/day
3
Monthly est.
$72.81
kWh/mo
405.0

Electric sauna is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.