Finance & planning

Loan Payment Calculator

Estimate a fixed monthly installment and total interest on an amortizing loan.

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Your numbers

Use one currency and the same reporting period. Sample values are filled in to help you start.

currency
%
months

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Example result

Monthly payment386.66in your chosen currency
Total interest
3,199.36
Total payments
23,199.36

Payments are monthly and begin one month after borrowing. Fees, insurance, taxes, extra payments and rate changes are excluded; this is not an APR disclosure.

Understand the result

How to calculate it

Payment = principal × i ÷ (1 − (1 + i)⁻ⁿ); i = annual rate / 12

Payments are monthly and begin one month after borrowing. Fees, insurance, taxes, extra payments and rate changes are excluded; this is not an APR disclosure.

Worked example

This is an illustrative scenario, not a market benchmark. Select “Reset to example” to reproduce it in the calculator.

Amount borrowed
20,000 currency units
Nominal annual interest rate
6 %
Number of monthly payments
60 months

Monthly payment: 386.66

Common questions

Loan Payment FAQ

How is a 0% loan handled?

Principal is divided equally over the number of monthly payments. Actual lenders may adjust the last payment for cent rounding.

What does this calculation leave out?

Payments are monthly and begin one month after borrowing. Fees, insurance, taxes, extra payments and rate changes are excluded; this is not an APR disclosure.

Are my inputs saved or sent to a server?

Calculations run in your browser. We do not send your inputs or results to our server or analytics. A comparison stays in this tab until it is refreshed. A CSV is saved only when you choose to download it. See our privacy policy for ordinary hosting and optional analytics data.

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