Heating with gas, diesel, electricity – cost comparison

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Updated – January 6, 2023

Heating with gas is standard in mobile homes, as well as in caravans. If you are traveling abroad, you should go to an appropriate one Gas bottle adapter set think because the local gas bottles are not always compatible with foreign filling stations, pressure regulators, etc.

Motorhomes may have a combination of gas and electric heating, or even a diesel additional heater.

This raises the question, which type of heating is the most economical? The prices mentioned refer to the average price in Sweden in December 2022.

The comparison is relatively simple. An 11 kg gas bottle contains around 141 kWh of energy, taking into account the propane / butane mixture. Assuming around 43 euros for 11 kg of gas, the kWh costs 0.30 euros.

Electricity currently averages around 0.28 euros (in Sweden) de kWh.

Diesel contains 9.7 kWh per liter. Assuming a liter price of 2.25 euros, the kWh costs 0.19 euros.

This means that diesel is currently the cheapest alternative when it comes to heating, while electricity and gas are almost on a par.

Diesel additional heater

The installation of a diesel additional heater costs between 2,000 and 3,800 euros, depending on the version. Assuming a usage period of 210 days (which, given normal motorhome use, may represent the entire life of a motorhome), there would be a saving of 500 euros compared to gas heating.

For economic reasons alone, there is no reason to install an additional diesel heater. It only becomes more important in cold areas, especially when extremely sub-zero temperatures prevail. A diesel filling station is much more common than an exchange or filling station for gas bottles. This is the real reason for considering one Install diesel additional heater allow.