The EMI on a ₹1 crore home loan for 20 years at 8.5% a year is ₹86,782 a month. You pay ₹1,08,27,758 as interest, so the total repaid is ₹2,08,27,758.
At 8% the EMI would be ₹83,644; at 9% it would be ₹89,973. Every 0.5% changes the total interest by about ₹7,65,665 over the full tenure.
| Year | Principal paid | Interest paid | Loan left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₹1,99,023 | ₹8,42,365 | ₹98,00,977 |
| 2 | ₹2,16,615 | ₹8,24,773 | ₹95,84,362 |
| 3 | ₹2,35,762 | ₹8,05,626 | ₹93,48,601 |
| 4 | ₹2,56,601 | ₹7,84,787 | ₹90,92,000 |
| 5 | ₹2,79,282 | ₹7,62,106 | ₹88,12,718 |
| 6 | ₹3,03,968 | ₹7,37,420 | ₹85,08,750 |
| 7 | ₹3,30,836 | ₹7,10,552 | ₹81,77,915 |
| 8 | ₹3,60,079 | ₹6,81,309 | ₹78,17,836 |
| 9 | ₹3,91,906 | ₹6,49,482 | ₹74,25,930 |
| 10 | ₹4,26,547 | ₹6,14,841 | ₹69,99,382 |
| 11 | ₹4,64,250 | ₹5,77,138 | ₹65,35,132 |
| 12 | ₹5,05,286 | ₹5,36,102 | ₹60,29,846 |
| 13 | ₹5,49,948 | ₹4,91,439 | ₹54,79,898 |
| 14 | ₹5,98,559 | ₹4,42,829 | ₹48,81,339 |
| 15 | ₹6,51,466 | ₹3,89,922 | ₹42,29,873 |
| 16 | ₹7,09,050 | ₹3,32,338 | ₹35,20,823 |
| 17 | ₹7,71,723 | ₹2,69,665 | ₹27,49,100 |
| 18 | ₹8,39,937 | ₹2,01,451 | ₹19,09,164 |
| 19 | ₹9,14,179 | ₹1,27,209 | ₹9,94,984 |
| 20 | ₹9,94,984 | ₹46,403 | ₹0 |
Rates used: October–December 2026 where a government rate applies. Results are estimates.