The EMI on a ₹75 lakh home loan for 20 years at 8.5% a year is ₹65,087 a month. You pay ₹81,20,818 as interest, so the total repaid is ₹1,56,20,818.
At 8% the EMI would be ₹62,733; at 9% it would be ₹67,479. Every 0.5% changes the total interest by about ₹5,74,249 over the full tenure.
| Year | Principal paid | Interest paid | Loan left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ₹1,49,267 | ₹6,31,774 | ₹73,50,733 |
| 2 | ₹1,62,461 | ₹6,18,580 | ₹71,88,272 |
| 3 | ₹1,76,821 | ₹6,04,220 | ₹70,11,451 |
| 4 | ₹1,92,451 | ₹5,88,590 | ₹68,19,000 |
| 5 | ₹2,09,461 | ₹5,71,580 | ₹66,09,539 |
| 6 | ₹2,27,976 | ₹5,53,065 | ₹63,81,563 |
| 7 | ₹2,48,127 | ₹5,32,914 | ₹61,33,436 |
| 8 | ₹2,70,059 | ₹5,10,982 | ₹58,63,377 |
| 9 | ₹2,93,930 | ₹4,87,111 | ₹55,69,447 |
| 10 | ₹3,19,910 | ₹4,61,130 | ₹52,49,537 |
| 11 | ₹3,48,188 | ₹4,32,853 | ₹49,01,349 |
| 12 | ₹3,78,964 | ₹4,02,077 | ₹45,22,385 |
| 13 | ₹4,12,461 | ₹3,68,580 | ₹41,09,923 |
| 14 | ₹4,48,919 | ₹3,32,122 | ₹36,61,004 |
| 15 | ₹4,88,599 | ₹2,92,441 | ₹31,72,405 |
| 16 | ₹5,31,787 | ₹2,49,254 | ₹26,40,618 |
| 17 | ₹5,78,792 | ₹2,02,249 | ₹20,61,825 |
| 18 | ₹6,29,952 | ₹1,51,089 | ₹14,31,873 |
| 19 | ₹6,85,634 | ₹95,406 | ₹7,46,238 |
| 20 | ₹7,46,238 | ₹34,803 | ₹0 |
Rates used: October–December 2026 where a government rate applies. Results are estimates.