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Rent vs Buy Calculator (India)
Compare renting versus buying a home in India using home price, down payment, EMI, rent growth, appreciation, maintenance, and investment-return assumptions.
Interactive calculator
Compare renting and buying a home in India
Project EMI, owner equity, cumulative rent, and the renter's invested alternative over a chosen holding period.
Results
EMI
₹62,483
Owner equity
₹68,74,226
Renter fund
₹84,77,653
Scenario lead
Renting leads
₹28,20,329
How to use it
- 01Enter home price, down payment, loan rate, loan term, and the monthly rent for a comparable property.
- 02Add holding period, rent increase, expected property appreciation, maintenance cost, and the return you could earn by investing the down payment instead.
- 03Review EMI, owner equity, renter investment balance, and which side leads in the modeled scenario.
Result guide
- The result is a scenario model and not a prediction. Small changes in appreciation, rent growth, or investment return can change the winner.
- Registration, brokerage, taxes, and interior costs are not fully modeled unless you build them into the inputs yourself.
- This page is most useful for comparison rather than as a final property-purchase decision by itself.
About this calculator
Rent-versus-buy decisions in India are rarely answered by EMI alone. Down payment size, rent inflation, property appreciation, and the return on alternative investments all change the outcome.
This page uses a planning model rather than a simplistic one-line ratio. It shows how the decision can look over a chosen holding period instead of only at month one.
Frequently asked questions
Why can renting look better even when EMI is close to rent?
Because the down payment, maintenance, and the return on money kept invested can materially change the comparison over the holding period.
Does the calculator include stamp duty or furnishing costs?
Not automatically. This version focuses on the major recurring and asset-building pieces, so extra upfront costs should be accounted for separately when relevant.
Method and limitations
This calculator uses the formula and assumptions described on this page. We do not claim independent professional review. Direct references will be listed here when they support a specific rule or data source used by this calculator.
Results are estimates for general information. Verify current rules and assumptions before making financial, tax, or health decisions.
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