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Coffee maker vs Refrigerator: 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

Refrigerator

Typical watts
150 W
Hours/day
24
Monthly est.
$19.42
kWh/mo
108.0

Refrigerator is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.