Rent vs Buy Analyser
Compare total cost of renting against owning over a holding period.
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Enter your values, then press Calculate Now to evaluate the output.
Guide — Rent vs Buy Analyser
The rent versus buy calculator below follows standard Indian construction practice and the relevant IS-code conventions. Enter the site dimensions exactly as measured, press Calculate Now, then refine the quantities line by line in the live sheet before you export.
The honest comparison is not EMI against rent. It is the total cost of ownership — down payment, interest, maintenance, tax and transaction cost — against rent paid plus the return your down payment would have earned elsewhere.
Buying wins when the holding period is long, appreciation beats the loan rate, and the rent-to-price yield in the market is above 3.5%. In most Indian metros the gross rental yield sits at 2.5–3%, which favours renting on pure arithmetic.
Non-financial factors legitimately override the maths: security of tenure, the discipline of forced saving, and freedom to renovate are worth real money to most families.
Treat every output as an indicative pre-tender estimate. Site conditions, wastage allowances, specification changes and local market rates all move the final figure, so validate against your drawings and approved rate analysis before procurement.
Master Measurement Sheet
| Sr. No. | Description | Unit | NOS 1 | NOS 2 | L | B | D | QTY | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.000 |
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About the Rent vs Buy Analyser
This tool is built for site engineers, quantity surveyors, contractors and property investors who need dependable numbers fast. Every input is reactive — changing a single field instantly recomputes the full output set, so you can run sensitivity checks on dimensions, grades and rates before committing to an estimate.
Keep unit consistency in mind: metric inputs (metres, square metres, cubic metres) produce metric outputs, with imperial and Indian trade units shown alongside where they are commonly used on site.