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Car Lease Calculator

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Estimates monthly payments for a car lease based on the vehicle's price, residual value, interest rate, and lease term.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Vehicle Price, Residual Value, Interest Rate, Lease Term, Down Payment, and Sales Tax Rate in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Monthly Interest Rate, Taxable Amount, Sales Tax, Capitalized Cost, Depreciation, and Estimated Monthly Payment in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Economy Car

Vehicle Price: 20,000 USD; Residual Value: 10,000 USD; Interest Rate: 4 %; Lease Term: 36 months; Down Payment: 0 USD; Sales Tax Rate: 6 %

Monthly Interest Rate: 0.003333333333; Taxable Amount: 20,000 USD; Sales Tax: 1,200 USD; Capitalized Cost: 21,200 USD; Depreciation: 11,200 USD; Estimated Monthly Payment: 314 USD

Mid-Size Sedan

Vehicle Price: 30,000 USD; Residual Value: 16,000 USD; Interest Rate: 5 %; Lease Term: 36 months; Down Payment: 1,000 USD; Sales Tax Rate: 7 %

Monthly Interest Rate: 0.004166666667; Taxable Amount: 29,000 USD; Sales Tax: 2,030 USD; Capitalized Cost: 31,030 USD; Depreciation: 15,030 USD; Estimated Monthly Payment: 422.943287 USD

Luxury SUV

Vehicle Price: 60,000 USD; Residual Value: 30,000 USD; Interest Rate: 6 %; Lease Term: 36 months; Down Payment: 2,000 USD; Sales Tax Rate: 8 %

Monthly Interest Rate: 0.005; Taxable Amount: 58,000 USD; Sales Tax: 4,640 USD; Capitalized Cost: 62,640 USD; Depreciation: 32,640 USD; Estimated Monthly Payment: 919.5333333 USD

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Important

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