New Zealand · costs in NZD
Tools and Calculators
Find a model that fits your space, size an appliance to the room, work out what it costs to run. The calculators use official label figures or the rating plate on the appliance, plus your own assumptions. The electricity price and usage you enter are remembered in your browser for New Zealand and applied on every product page.
Find a model that fits
Set the space you have and the most you want to spend on electricity, and see the register narrowed to the models that meet every limit.
- Fridge finderFilter by capacity, width, height, energy rating and running cost a year.
- Freezer finderFilter by capacity, width, height, energy rating and running cost a year.
- Dishwasher finderFilter by capacity, width, height, energy rating and running cost a year.
- Washing machine finderFilter by capacity, width, height, energy rating and running cost a year.
What size do I need?
Size the appliance to the room first, then see the models registered for sale in New Zealand at that size, ranked by what they cost to run.
Any appliance
Start from a label figure or a power rating.
Typical running costs by appliance
The median of every model registered for sale in New Zealand, at your usage. The lowest- and highest-energy models are shown alongside.
- Dishwasher: how much does it cost to run?Typical dishwasher in New Zealand at your usage
- Washing machine: how much does it cost to run?Typical washing machine in New Zealand at your usage
- Clothes dryer: how much does it cost to run?Typical clothes dryer in New Zealand at your usage
- Fridge: how much does it cost to run?Typical fridge in New Zealand at your usage
- TV: how much does it cost to run?Typical TV in New Zealand at your usage
- Heat pump: how much does it cost to run?Typical heat pump in New Zealand at your usage
Around the home
Appliances without an energy label: from the rating plate and your hours of use.
- Dehumidifier: how much does it cost to run?Power rating × hours of use × your price
- Oil heater: how much does it cost to run?Power rating × hours of use × your price
- Electric heater: how much does it cost to run?Power rating × hours of use × your price
- Electric blanket: how much does it cost to run?Power rating × hours of use × your price
- Kettle: how much does it cost to run?Power rating × hours of use × your price
- Spa: how much does it cost to run?Power rating × hours of use × your price
Pool pumps are not regulated under the New Zealand E3 programme, so there is no pool pump data or calculator for New Zealand. Australian pool pump calculator.