Australia · costs in AUD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Chiq CSS556NBD4E Fridge
Chiq CSS556NBD4E is a 559 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3387).
- Total capacity
- 559 L
- 356 L fridge + 203 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.52
- Annual electricity use
- 385 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $123 / year
- $10.27 / month · $1,232 over 10 years
15% less electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (451 kWh a year). It uses less than 82% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $21 a year less than the median, $211 over 10 years.
Uses 32% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (565 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer sold in Australia, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.
Chiq CSS556NBD4E running cost
- Per month
- $10.27
- Per year
- $123
- 5 years
- $616
- 10 years
- $1,232
385 kWh × 32c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.
Capacity and compartments
- Total gross volume
- 559 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 356 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 203 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 718 L
- fresh food compartment
- 356 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 203 L gross
Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.
Similar side-by-side fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 559 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WSE6240BB619 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Westinghouse WSE6200SB624 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $104 | |
| Omega OSBS505X505 L355 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $114 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $118 |
Fridges similar to the Chiq CSS556NBD4E
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRSBS540BW 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 541 L | 4 | 415 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRSBS540Series 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 541 L | 4 | 415 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Blaupunkt 5SB892SE0AU 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 579 L | 4 | 442 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Mykin MSBS555G same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 555 L | 3.5 | 470 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Mykin MSBS555W same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 555 L | 3.5 | 470 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Omega OSBS583WBX 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 582 L | 5 | 355 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAMFSBS551D 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 551 L | 3.5 | 453 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAMFSBS551* 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 551 L | 3.5 | 453 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 559 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Chiq CSS556NBD4E specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 912 mm
- Height
- 1,770 mm
- Depth
- 704 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 385 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.518
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 565 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.536
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3387
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3387
- GEMS registration id
- 163327
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 July 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- CSS55*N**D4E
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 7
- GEMS group
- Group 5S: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, side by side
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5S (frost-free fridge freezer, side by side)
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.