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A simplified N-year comparison of renting versus buying โ transparent estimates, not a purchase recommendation.
Total rent paid: โน0
Ownership cash outflows (approx.)
Down payment: โน0
EMI paid over period: โน0
Maintenance total: โน0
Estimated equity (value โ remaining loan): โน0
Net ownership cost (outflows โ equity): โน0
Down payment invested (if renting): โน0
Renting net cost (rent โ invested growth benefit*): โน0
Difference (buy net โ rent net): โน0
*Invested growth benefit = future value of down payment โ down payment. Ignores tax, fees, registration, vacancy, and loan prepayment options.
Over N years we sum growing rent on the rent path, and on the buy path we add down payment, EMIs paid in the period, and maintenance, then subtract an equity estimate (appreciated property value minus remaining loan balance). Separately we grow the down payment as an opportunity investment if you rent instead.
Loan = Price ร (1 โ Down%) EMI = standard amortizing formula on Loan Total rent = ฮฃ monthly rent with annual growth Property value โ Price ร (1 + appreciation)^N Remaining loan โ amortizing balance after Nร12 payments Equity โ Property value โ Remaining loan Buy net cost โ Down + EMI total + Maintenance โ Equity Invested DP โ Down ร (1 + opp return)^N Rent net โ Total rent โ (Invested DP โ Down)
โน25,000 rent growing 5%/yr for 10 years versus an โน80 lakh home with 20% down, 8.5% loan, 4% appreciation, and 10% opportunity return on the down payment. Numbers shift a lot with rates, tenure, and location โ treat as a worksheet.
No. Mobility, maintenance risk, taxes, stamp duty, and personal preference matter. This is a rough cash/equity sketch only.
Brokerage, registration, stamp duty, HOA, insurance, tax benefits, rental deposits, and selling costs are not modeled.