Australia · costs in AUD
Side-by-side fridge freezer · 2 doors
Mykin MSBS555S Fridge
Mykin MSBS555S is a 555 L side-by-side fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3866).
- Total capacity
- 555 L
- 349 L fridge + 206 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.51
- Annual electricity use
- 470 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $150 / year
- $12.53 / month · $1,504 over 10 years
4% more electricity than the median of 27 comparable 500–599 L side-by-side fridge freezer registrations (451 kWh a year). It uses less than 7% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $6 a year more than the median, $61 over 10 years.
Uses 17% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (564 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.
Mykin MSBS555S running cost
- Per month
- $12.53
- Per year
- $150
- 5 years
- $752
- 10 years
- $1,504
470 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
- 555 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 349 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 206 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 717 L
- fresh food compartment
- 349 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 206 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 555 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WSE6240BB619 L300 kWh/yr | 6 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFSBS541541 L324 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $104 | |
| Omega OSBS583WBX582 L355 kWh/yr | 5 | $114 | |
| Haier HRF523XHG Series523 L368 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $118 | |
| LG GS-B600MBM602 L384 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $123 |
Fridges similar to the Mykin MSBS555S
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogan KAMFSBS551* same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 551 L | 3.5 | 453 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAMFSBS551C same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 551 L | 3.5 | 453 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| 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 |
| Chiq CSS556NBD4E same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 559 L | 4.5 | 385 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CSS557NSD4E same capacity, same door count, similar external size | 559 L | 4.5 | 385 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 555 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Mykin models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykin MSBS548WTDX553 L470 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $150 | |
| Mykin MSBS553WTDG553 L470 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $150 |
Compare MSBS555S with another fridge
Mykin MSBS555S specifications
- Type
- Side-by-side fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Side by side
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 897 mm
- Height
- 1,765 mm
- Depth
- 761 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 470 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.512
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 564 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.656
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Mykin model numbers starting with MSBS5
5 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSBS5****** | ARF4149 | 3.5 | 470 | 18 August 2031 |
| MSBS548WTDG | ARF4149 | 3.5 | 470 | 18 August 2031 |
| MSBS548WTDX | ARF4149 | 3.5 | 470 | 18 August 2031 |
| MSBS553WTDG | ARF4149 | 3.5 | 470 | 18 August 2031 |
| MSBS553WTDX | ARF4149 | 3.5 | 470 | 18 August 2031 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3866
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3866
- GEMS registration id
- 177879
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 22 March 2031
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- MSBS5****
- 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.