Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Midea MDRC698FZM01AP Fridge
Midea MDRC698FZM01AP is a 508 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3856).
- Total capacity
- 508 L
- 508 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 5
- Star rating index 5.01
- Annual electricity use
- 168 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $54 / year
- $4.48 / month · $538 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 9 comparable 500–599 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (168 kWh a year). It uses less than 33% of them.
Uses 43% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (296 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 fridge without a separate 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.
Midea MDRC698FZM01AP running cost
- Per month
- $4.48
- Per year
- $54
- 5 years
- $269
- 10 years
- $538
168 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
- 508 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 508 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 508 L
- fresh food compartment
- 508 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 508 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W502 L135 kWh/yr | 6 | $43 | |
| Westinghouse WCE5000WA500 L136 kWh/yr | 6 | $44 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SLHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $49 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621SRHE1472 L152 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $49 |
Fridges similar to the Midea MDRC698FZM01AP
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haier HCF520W 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 502 L | 6 | 135 | 1% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZF same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 508 L | 5 | 168 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM508CHWZ* same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 508 L | 5 | 168 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RVC477190 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 512 L | 5 | 170 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Hisense HRCF501 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 5 | 166 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF499B5E 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 5 | 165 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCF500W5E 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 500 L | 5 | 165 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC3050RID Series 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 496 L | 4.5 | 172 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 508 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Midea MDRC698FZM01AP specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Chest
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 1,530 mm
- Height
- 830 mm
- Depth
- 735 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 168 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.006
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 296 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.331
- Country of manufacture
- China
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3856
- GEMS registration id
- 177387
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 13 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.