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Home loan EMI calculator

See the monthly EMI on your housing loan, the total interest over the full tenure, and a year-by-year repayment schedule. Compare tenures up to 30 years and find an EMI that fits your budget.

Loan details

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₹30L
% p.a.
years
Monthly EMI20 yrs · 8.5%
₹26,035
₹62,48,400 total payable52% is interest

₹30L

Principal

amount borrowed

₹32.48L

Total interest

over the tenure

₹62.48L

Total payable

principal + interest

Principal vs interest

What you repay over 20 years

₹62.48LTotal payable
  • Principal₹30L
  • Interest₹32.48L

Year-by-year schedule

How the balance falls as you repay

YearPrincipalInterestBalance
1₹59,711₹2,52,709₹29,40,289
2₹64,989₹2,47,431₹28,75,301
3₹70,733₹2,41,687₹28,04,568
4₹76,985₹2,35,435₹27,27,583
5₹83,790₹2,28,630₹26,43,793

Monthly EMI

₹26,035

₹32.48L int.

Why it matters

The longest, largest loan you’ll take

A home loan is usually the biggest borrowing of your life, running 15–30 years. Over that span, interest compounds into a huge number - which is why the rate, tenure and any prepayment make such a dramatic difference to what you finally pay.

  1. 1

    Rate is everything

    Across 20–30 years, even a 0.5% lower rate can save several lakh in interest. Negotiate hard and compare lenders.

  2. 2

    Tenure is a trade-off

    Longer tenure → lower EMI but more total interest. Shorter tenure → higher EMI but big savings overall.

  3. 3

    Claim the tax breaks

    Old regime: up to ₹1.5L principal (80C) and ₹2L interest (24b) deductible each year on a self-occupied home.

  4. 4

    Prepay early

    Early EMIs are mostly interest. Prepaying in the first years cuts total interest the most.

Questions

Frequently asked

Home loan EMI uses the reducing-balance formula EMI = P × r × (1+r)^n ÷ ((1+r)^n − 1), where P is the sanctioned loan, r is the monthly interest rate (annual rate ÷ 12 ÷ 100) and n is the tenure in months. Because home loans run for long tenures - often 15 to 30 years - the total interest can rival or exceed the principal, so even a small rate difference matters a lot.

Under the old tax regime, you can claim up to ₹1.5 lakh of principal repayment under Section 80C and up to ₹2 lakh of interest on a self-occupied house under Section 24(b) each year. The new regime does not allow these deductions. Factor your eligible deductions into our income tax calculator to see your real after-tax cost.

A 30-year tenure gives a lower EMI and better monthly cash flow, but you pay interest for a decade longer, so the total interest is substantially higher. A 20-year loan costs more per month but far less overall. Slide the tenure above to compare - and remember you can prepay later to shorten a long loan.

Lenders typically cap your total EMIs at around 40–50% of your net monthly income (the FOIR). They also fund up to 75–90% of the property value (the LTV), so you arrange the rest as a down payment. Enter the amount you expect to borrow above to see the EMI it implies, then check it against your income.

Most Indian home loans are floating-rate, linked to an external benchmark such as the repo rate, so your EMI or tenure changes when rates move. Fixed rates give certainty but usually start higher. This calculator assumes a constant rate - re-run it with the new rate whenever your lender revises it.

Yes, significantly. Because early EMIs are mostly interest, prepaying in the first years of a long home loan saves a large amount of total interest and shortens the tenure. Use our loan prepayment calculator to see exactly how much a one-time or recurring prepayment would save you.