Dishwasher 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.
Dishwasher
- Typical watts
- 1200 W
- Hours/day
- 1
- Monthly est.
- $6.47
- kWh/mo
- 36.0
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.