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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Comparison · Fridges & freezers

Cecotec 01956 vs Whirlpool WHK2 5494 X8E

Whirlpool WHK2 5494 X8E uses 148 kWh less a year: €42 a year at your price, €419 over ten years.

E Cecotec 01956 A Whirlpool WHK2 5494 X8E
Yearly consumption 297 kWh149 kWh
Cost per year €84€42
Cost over 10 years €841€422
Rank in its group 2,036 / 2,76374 / 2,763
Group Fridge-freezers, 400–499 LFridge-freezers, 400–499 L
Energy class E (scale A–G) A (scale A–G)
Energy consumption 297 kWh/year 149 kWh/year
Total volume 499 L 490 L
Fridge / freezer 350 L / 149 L 340 L / 150 L
Noise 41 dB(A), class C 29 dB(A), class A
Height × width × depth 1,780 × 759 × 742 mm 1,920 × 700 × 745 mm
Installation freestanding freestanding
Climate classes SN, N, ST SN, T
Guarantee (supplier) 3 years 2 years
Spare parts (minimum) 7 years 7 years

If Cecotec 01956 is cheaper to buy, the price gap is paid back by lower running costs only when it is smaller than the cost difference over the years you keep it. Work it out with your prices →