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Chest freezer vs Upright 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.

Chest freezer

Typical watts
200 W
Hours/day
24
Monthly est.
$25.89
kWh/mo
144.0

Upright freezer

Typical watts
200 W
Hours/day
24
Monthly est.
$25.89
kWh/mo
144.0

Roughly similar monthly cost at these typical values.