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title: "Rent vs Buy Calculator"
description: "Free rent vs buy calculator — compare the total cost of renting versus buying a home over your chosen time horizon."
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# Rent vs Buy Calculator

Free rent vs buy calculator — compare the total cost of renting versus buying a home over your chosen time horizon.

- Canonical page: [Rent vs Buy Calculator](https://www.gstcalculators.in/rent-vs-buy-calculator.html)
- Publisher: [Tool Master Hub / GSTCalculators.in](../site.md)
- Category: [Tax and Loan Calculators](../categories/taxloan.md)

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## Questions and answers from the visible page

### Is buying always better than renting long-term?

Not always — it depends heavily on property appreciation, rent growth, your investment returns if you rent and invest the difference, and how long you stay in one place.

### What does this calculator assume?

It compares total EMI + maintenance − property appreciation (buying) against total rent − returns from investing your down payment and any EMI-rent surplus elsewhere (renting), over your chosen period.

### What factors aren't included in this calculator?

Loan interest tax benefits, stamp duty and registration costs, brokerage, rent deposits, and moving costs are excluded — treat the result as directional, not a final answer.

## Accuracy and corrections

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