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Loan Comparison Calculator

Use this for home loans, car loans, personal loans, or business loans when two offers look close on headline rate but differ in fees and term.

Decision report included

Review the decision summary, key metrics, assumptions, and action items, then create a printable report for a lender, broker, household, or client discussion.

Use the report to document the scenario, explain the tradeoff, and agree on the next action.

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Loan B

Loan B has the lower estimated total cost by $15,322 under the current assumptions.

Decision index

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Key metric comparison

Monthly repayment difference$69
Total interest difference$17,322
Total cost difference$15,322
Break-even point2 years 6 months
Loan A total cost$826,727

Monthly repayment difference

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$69

Positive means Loan A costs more per month; negative means Loan B costs more.

Total interest difference

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$17,322

Positive means Loan A pays more interest; negative means Loan B pays more.

Total cost difference

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$15,322

Positive means Loan A costs more overall; negative means Loan B costs more.

Break-even point

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2 years 6 months

Approximate time for monthly savings to offset the upfront fee difference.

Loan A total cost

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$826,727

Repayments plus fees for Loan A.

Loan B total cost

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$811,405

Repayments plus fees for Loan B.

Review the assumptions behind the result.

  • Both loans are modelled as amortising loans with monthly repayments.
  • Fees are added to total cost, not financed into the loan balance.
  • Extra repayments are applied equally to both loans for a fair comparison.

Turn the output into a practical next step.

  • Compare total cost rather than rate alone.
  • Use break-even when the cheaper monthly option has higher upfront fees.
  • Save the report when discussing two lender offers.

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