Model
Magic Chef MCR32CHBF
Rank #150 means 149 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 19th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 19% of those models.
What does the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF cost to run per year?
Rank #150 of 1,000 puts the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF among the cheapest refrigerator models we track to keep running, at roughly $41 a year. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $45/yr to run, a saving of roughly $4 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 19 means the low running cost, where it exists, is driven almost entirely by capacity rather than efficiency. Its listing marks it counter-depth, meaning it sits nearly flush with surrounding cabinets rather than protruding a few extra inches like a standard-depth model; that shallower body usually means less interior volume for the same footprint.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Magic Chef HMR330SE at $41/yr runs a little cheaper and the Magic Chef MCR32CHW at $41/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF's $41/yr adds up to roughly $492 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Genuine Comfort GCCF-B32LA0-1.
By the numbers
The Magic Chef MCR32CHBF 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 $41/yr, here is what the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF costs about $410. That is roughly $40 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $450 over the same ten years.
How the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $41/yr, it runs about $23 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $33 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $45/yr, the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 3.2 cu ft, the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Standard-depth models generally offer more interior volume per unit of width than counter-depth models, a tradeoff between built-in looks and cubic feet.
- Interior volume. More cubic feet of cold air to maintain generally means a bigger compressor and a higher running-cost figure, even among efficient models.
- Compressor technology. How a compressor cycles, full on/off versus a variable-speed inverter design, is one of the biggest hidden differences behind two fridges with similar cubic feet but different running costs.
- Placement and ventilation. Ventilation clearance around the back and top matters more than most owners expect; a fridge starved of airflow runs its compressor longer to hold the same temperature.
Common questions
Is the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF cheap to run?
Yes. Its $41/yr running cost puts it at rank #150 of 1,000, below what most refrigerator models we track cost to run.
How much does the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF cost per month?
About $3.39 a month, which is the $41 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 219 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $41 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Magic Chef MCR32CHBF for its size?
19th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1107227_MCR32CHBF_041420250558461_9620066View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Magic Chef and MCR32CHBF 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.