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The everyday-money questions most people never sit down to answer, in plain numbers, free, with nothing hidden. Every rate is editable, so you can use your own figures.

Income tax

₹0
Estimated tax (incl. cess)
0.0%
Effective rate
₹12,00,000
In hand (of income)

At this income, estimated income tax is ₹0 under the new regime (after the standard deduction and the section 87A rebate).

Rough estimate, FY2025-26 (new regime), salaried, before surcharge and other income/deductions; not tax advice. Allocation applies the Union Budget 2024-25“rupee goes to” composition to your estimated tax.

Your lifetime tax contribution

Roughly what you'll hand to the nation over a working life, the roads, schools and defence you help pay for.

₹2.9 Cr

Over 30 years you'll contribute about ₹2.9 Crin income tax, money that builds roads, funds schools and defends the country. That's exactly why where it goes should be public.

Rough estimate, FY2025-26 new regime, income growing at your assumed raise. Not tax advice.

Loan EMI

Your monthly payment, and how much of it is just interest.

₹43,391
Monthly EMI
₹54.1 L
Total interest
₹1 Cr
Total paid

Over 20 years you repay ₹1 Cr on a ₹50 L loan, 108% of the loan again, in interest.

SIP / monthly investing

What small monthly investments grow into, and their real, inflation-adjusted worth.

₹99.9 L
Future value
₹24 L
You invest
₹75.9 L
Gains
₹31.2 L
In today's money

₹10,000/month for 20 years becomes ₹99.9 L, worth about ₹31.2 Lin today's money after inflation. Illustrative; returns aren't guaranteed.

Is your money beating inflation?

Salary, FD, equity, gold, real estate, after tax and inflation, is it actually growing?

Is your salary really growing?

+19.6%

In real terms, your salary has grown by 19.6% after inflation. Your ₹8,00,000 today is worth about ₹5,97,807 in the money of 5 years ago.

Nominal raise: 9.9%/yr · Real (after inflation): 3.6%/yr

Will your investment beat inflation?

AssetReturn %/yrTaxAfter-tax valueReal valueTotal ROI (real, net)
Fixed deposit
Typical 1-year bank FD
Interest taxed at your income slab₹15.6 L₹8.7 L-13%
-1.4%/yr
Savings account
Typical savings rate
Interest taxed at slab (small exemption)₹12.7 L₹7.1 L-29%
-3.3%/yr
Equity (Sensex)
Long-run BSE Sensex average
LTCG 12.5% over ₹1.25L/yr (held >1yr)₹28.4 L₹15.9 L+59%
4.7%/yr
Gold
Long-run gold price growth
LTCG 12.5% (held >2yr)₹23.9 L₹13.4 L+34%
2.9%/yr
Real estate
RBI House Price Index, long-run
LTCG 12.5% without indexation₹20.1 L₹11.2 L+12%
1.2%/yr
PPF
Public Provident Fund
Tax-free (EEE)₹19.9 L₹11.1 L+11%
1.0%/yr

After-tax value applies each asset's current tax. Real value is that in today's money. Total ROI (real, net) is your net return after both tax and inflation over the period (green = grows your wealth, red = shrinks it). Representative long-run averages from public data (MOSPI, BSE, RBI); tax per FY2025-26 rules. Editable, enter your own figures for a precise result. Not investment or tax advice.