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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 3.5 kW · cooling and heating

Bosch 8738208943

A++

Uses less electricity than 66% of the 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €47 a year, €470 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
7.4
Typical 6.5
Heating, SCOP
5.2
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€47 / year
+€340 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 10 % below the typical 184 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (67% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 5.2) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Bosch has 77 models in this group; this one is number 34 among them. Bosch sells the same label values under other model names: 8738208942. On the register since 2019 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,006 of 3,067 split air conditioners, 3 kW by yearly consumption. 1,005 use less.

Median 184 This model · 166 0 450 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ IVT 8738209571 166 kWh same
  2. A++ Bosch 8738208942 166 kWh same
  3. A++ Bosch 8738208943 166 kWh
  4. A++ Midea MT-12N8D6-I / MBT-12N8D6-O 166 kWh same
  5. A++ Bosch 7733702372 168 kWh +€0.57
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 8738208943 NF-ST30CR Difference
1 year €47 €1 −€46
5 years €235 €4 −€231
10 years €470 €8 −€462
15 years €705 €13 −€692

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Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 166 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,199 kWh / yr

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A++ Bosch 8738208943 (this model)
3.5 kW7.4 166 — —
3.0 kW50.0 3 €46 €462
3.0 kW9.3 102 €18 €181
3.0 kW8.8 103 €18 €178
3.0 kW8.8 103 €18 €178
3.0 kW9.0 112 €15 €153

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A+++
SEER
7.4
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 5.2 / –
Cooling design load
3.5 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.5 kW
Yearly cooling
166 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,199 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
59 / 59 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R410A (GWP 2088)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Bosch under one model number.

8738208943

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Bosch 8738208943 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 166 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €47 a year, or €470 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 7.4 and SCOP 5.2 in the average climate: higher is better.