Model
Liebherr SF5291
Rank #162 means 161 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 35th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 35% of those models.
What does the Liebherr SF5291 cost to run per year?
The Liebherr SF5291 is a relatively cheap runner for its class: about $65 a year, rank #162 of 622. It uses 26% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $86/yr to run, a saving of roughly $21 a year. Its 35th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step behind the class median, though not among the weakest results. At 9.8 cu ft, it is a small freezer for the class, which runs 1.1 to 23 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Hotpoint HCM22QW*WW at $64/yr runs a little cheaper and the Liebherr SIF5181 at $65/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Liebherr SF5291's $65/yr adds up to roughly $910 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Liebherr SF5291 normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $65/yr, here is what the Liebherr SF5291 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Liebherr SF5291 costs about $650. That is roughly $210 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $860 over the same ten years.
How the Liebherr SF5291 compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $65/yr, it runs about $10 a year cheaper than the class median of $75, and it is about $40 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $86/yr, the Liebherr SF5291 uses 26% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 9.8 cu ft, the Liebherr SF5291 is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of frozen storage is the first lever behind a freezer's running cost, ahead of insulation or defrost type.
- Insulation and defrost type. Two freezers of the same size can differ meaningfully on running cost based on insulation quality and whether they run an automatic-defrost heater.
- Chest vs upright design. Chest freezers open from the top, so cold air, which sinks, stays inside when the lid opens; upright freezers lose more cold air per door opening for a similar capacity.
Common questions
Is the Liebherr SF5291 cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $65 a year it ranks #162 of 622 freezer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Liebherr SF5291 cost per month?
Roughly $5.41/mo, spreading the $65/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 350 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $65 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Liebherr SF5291 for its size?
35th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 161 | Hotpoint HCM22QW*WW21.7 cu ft | $64 |
| 160 | Ge FCM22DL****21.7 cu ft | $64 |
| 159 | Crosley XCM22DM****21.7 cu ft | $64 |
| 158 | Fisher & Paykel RS18F*E*8.3 cu ft | $64 |
| 157 | Hisense FU102N3SSEL10.2 cu ft | $64 |
Source
SF5291View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Liebherr and SF5291 are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.