Heat pump dryer vs Washing machine: 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.
Heat pump dryer
- Typical watts
- 800 W
- Hours/day
- 1
- Monthly est.
- $4.31
- kWh/mo
- 24.0
Washing machine
- Typical watts
- 500 W
- Hours/day
- 1
- Monthly est.
- $2.70
- kWh/mo
- 15.0
Heat pump dryer is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.