What's it actually costing you?

Quick, honest calculators for your power bill and your weekend projects, built on current Australian rates. You get the number you came for without signing up for anything.

Where are you? Set your suburb once and every calculator uses your state's rates.

Running costs

what your appliances cost on your state's rates

Electricity Cost Calculator

Enter any appliance's watts and hours and get its running cost.

Air Conditioner Running Cost Calculator

What your aircon costs per hour, per day and across summer.

Dryer Cost Per Load Calculator

Cost per load for vented, condenser and heat pump dryers.

Pool Pump Running Cost Calculator

The quiet achiever on your power bill, costed by day, month and year.

EV Home Charging Cost Calculator

Full charge, per 100 km, and what you save versus petrol.

Heater Running Cost Calculator

Fan, oil column and panel heaters, next to the reverse cycle price.

Hot Water Running Cost Calculator

What the showers cost by system type and household size.

Fridge Running Cost Calculator

By age and size, including the veteran in the garage.

Dishwasher Cost Per Cycle Calculator

By program, with the hand washing comparison settled.

TV & Standby Cost

In the works

Washing Machine Cost Per Load

In the works

Electric Blanket Running Cost

In the works

Ceiling Fan Running Cost

In the works

Project quantities

how much to buy, and what it should cost

Mulch Calculator

Cubic metres, bags and rough cost for your garden beds.

Concrete Calculator

In the works

Turf Calculator

In the works

Paint Calculator

In the works

Why EcoGuide?

Every running cost on this site uses your state's current regulated reference tariff, the same benchmark the regulators publish, and we refresh the lot each July when the new financial year's rates land. Plenty of calculator sites quietly run on a national average from years ago. This one tells you the rate it used and where that rate came from.

Your location and your My Home tally live in your browser, and that's the only place. There are no accounts and we never see your details. Each page gives you the number in seconds, shows its working, and mentions the one or two tricks that cut the cost most. Then you can get back to your day.