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Personal loan repayment calculator - Estimate your repayments

If you're looking for a personal loan with repayments that fit into your budget, RateCity's personal loan calculator can provide you with an estimate to help you find one that's right for you.

How does this work?

Enter the amount you want to borrow.
Select the loan term from the slider.
Add the interest rate for your loan. We have added the default interest rate, which is today’s average personal loan rate.
The results are calculated automatically. Select if you’d like to see estimated weekly, fortnightly or monthly values.

What you can also do:

Email the results to yourself for future reference.
Check over the repayments graph to see what the total repayment values are over the period.
Go through the full repayment schedule. You can download the file easily on your device.
Click or tap ‘Reset’ to start over.
Browse available loan options right below the calculator.
To see more loan options, click or tap on the Compare personal loans button

Your estimated repayments

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Total repayments

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This is an estimate of how much you would pay (weekly/fortnightly/monthly) based on your borrowing amount, interest rate and loan term.
Calculations assume that details entered into calculator, including interest rates, do not change for the lifetime of the loan.
Interest is calculated by compounding on the same frequency as the repayment selected, i.e. weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Months are assumed to be of equal length. However, given that some months are longer than others, interest charged by vary depending upon the month.
The calculation rounds of the personal loan repayment to the closest dollar value without decimals.

All calculations are estimates only; there are no guarantees, pre-qualifications or pre-approvals for borrowing. All results are based solely upon the data entered into the calculator.
Your final mortgage repayments or borrowing amount will depend on your lender’s eligibility criteria among other factors.
Calculator does not include the cost of fees or other extra charges.
Calculator does not account for changes to interest rates over time.
This calculator is for information purposes only. Any advice is general and has not taken into account your personal circumstances. Read our full disclaimer.

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Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Content updated

07 Aug, 2023

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29 Nov, 2024

Using RateCity’s personal loan calculators

RateCity offers two personal loan calculators that may assist you in different ways - calculating your personal loan repayments, and to calculate your personal loan borrowing power.

Repayment Calculator

Firstly, our repayment calculator is a helpful interactive online tool that can be used to show you an estimation of your potential weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments. A personal loan repayments calculator can tell you:

Your estimated repayment
Total interest payable
Total cost of the loan

By entering basic information, such as the amount you’d like to borrow your preferred loan term and interest rate, the personal loan calculator will crunch the numbers on the loan repayments, as well as the interest payable.

Borrowing Power Calculator

Calculate how much you may be approved to borrow based on your salary with our borrowing power calculator. A borrowing power calculator can tell you:

Your estimated loan size
Total interest payable
Total cost of the loan

Simply enter how much you can afford to repay and the repayment frequency and we’ll calculate how much you may be able to afford to borrow with a personal loan.

How do you use the personal loan repayment calculator?

1. Enter how much you’d like to borrow

Try putting in different amounts to compare results. If you borrow a larger loan amount, you may need to make higher repayments, or take on a longer loan term.

2. Select your preferred interest rate

The lower the interest rate, the more affordable your personal loan repayments may be.

3. Choose monthly, fortnightly, or weekly repayments

Choosing a repayment schedule that suits your pay cycle could help make your budgeting simpler. Plus, more frequent repayments could help reduce the total interest you may pay.

4. Choose a loan term

A shorter personal loan term means your repayments may be higher, but you could pay off your debt sooner and pay less total interest. A longer personal loan term means your repayments may be lower, but the cost of the loan may be higher, and you might need to pay more in total interest.

5. Compare personal loans

Look for personal loan options that have similar interest rates to your calculation. Aside from the interest rate, be sure to check a personal loan’s fees and features before you apply to make sure it suits your needs.

RateCity’s Personal Loan Repayment Calculator offers estimates only, making it a personal loan estimator, and does not include fees and other charges. Variable interest rates may change over time, and affect the cost of your personal loan repayments. Products are not recommendations. You may not be eligible for every personal loan offer. Consider contacting a financial counsellor for professional advice about whether a personal loan is right for you.

How do you use the personal loan borrowing power calculator?

1. Repayment amount

Enter how much you can commit to paying. Consider how much of your household budget you’d be willing to put toward repaying a personal loan.

2. Repayment frequency

Select how frequently you’d like to make repayments; weekly, fortnightly, or monthly.

3. Interest rate

If you’ve already found a loan you like, you can select your preferred personal loan rate. However, the calculator can automatically suggest an average interest rate based on your credit rating.

4. Credit score

Personal loans typically use your credit score as one of the main factors in determining your loan interest rate. This is why we recommend you also select your credit score category (i.e. ‘good’ or ‘excellent’) to give you a more accurate estimation of how much you could be approved to borrow. If you don’t know your credit rating, consider checking your credit score.

5. Compare personal loans

Now is the fun part - you get to choose your personal loan. Look for personal loan options that are similar to your calculation, as RateCity’s tables will show you the potential repayment amount. Aside from the interest rate, be sure to check a personal loan’s fees and features before you apply to make sure it suits your needs.

How do you compare personal loans?

A personal loan calculator is just one part of the comparison process. Before applying for a personal loan, it's wise to do your research to understand how a personal loan works. You should always make sure the personal loan you're considering matches your financial needs.

Here are five factors to consider when comparing personal loans.

Factor	About
Interest rate type	Can choose between a fixed rate loan (which keeps your repayments the same) and a variable rate loan (which may increase or decrease your repayments each month).
Comparison rate	As well as the advertised rate, make sure to check the comparison rates to get a better idea of the loan’s total cost, as comparison rates combine a loan’s interest rate and standard charges into a single percentage.
Fees	A lender may charge upfront fees, such as an establishment fee or application fee, and ongoing fees, which could be charged annually or monthly. If you want to make extra repayments on your personal loan, you might also need to pay early repayment fees. Late payment fees and redraw fees may also apply.
Frequency	Some personal loan lenders may let you choose between weekly, fortnightly or monthly repayments, to help you better manage your budget.
Secured or unsecured	A secured loan generally has lower interest rates than an unsecured personal loan. With a secured personal loan, you use an asset such as a car, equity in a property, or money in a term deposit as collateral to reduce the lender’s risk. However, you may lose your asset if you fail to pay back the loan.
Features	Some personal loans offer the ability to make extra repayments, or a redraw facility that lets you access any extra repayments you have made and return this money to your bank account.

Does the length of a personal loan matter?

The length of the personal loan - aka the loan term - is one of the crucial factors that impact the overall cost of the loan.

A loan term is typically one to five years, and can be up to seven depending on the lender you choose. A shorter loan term requires you to pay off your loan balance faster, with higher repayment amounts. However you will typically pay far less interest. Whereas a longer loan term may mean smaller repayments, but those interest charges will add up over time.

You can use the repayment calculator to see how different loan terms compare in terms of regular repayment amounts and overall price.

For example, let’s say you were borrowing $10,000 and wanted to see how a shorter loan term (two years) compared to a longer loan term (five years) at a rate of 8%. RateCity’s repayment calculator shows that opting for the longer loan term means paying an extra $1,311 in interest over the life of the loan.

Short versus long term loan repayments

Loan	Monthly repayments	Total interest charged	Total cost of loan
Short-term loan (2-years)	$452	$855	$10,855
Long-term loan (5-years)	$203	$2,166	$12,166
Difference	$249	$1,311	$1,311

Source: RateCity.com.au. Based on hypothetical personal loan repayments for $10,000 loans at 8% interest on 2-year term and 5-year term.

A longer loan term may suit borrowers who need some breathing room in their budget to pay off the loan. In this example, a five year loan term would save you $249 each month in repayments. However, understandably the longer you pay off a loan the more interest you are charged.

How do you pay a personal loan off sooner?

There are a few options available to borrowers to help them pay off their personal loan sooner. This includes:

Make extra repayments (if lender allows)
Increase your regular repayment amount
Change your payment frequency
Consider refinancing to a shorter loan term

While there may be some costs associated with refinancing a personal loan, switching to a shorter loan term, or one that allows you to make extra repayments without penalty, could go a long way in helping you pay off your loan faster.

Are all personal loan calculators the same?

There are a few key differences between RateCity’s personal loan calculators and the personal loan calculators offered by lenders and some other comparison sites.

Experiment with variables

Some personal loan calculators only let you use pre-filled information for specific personal loan products. RateCity’s personal loan calculator lets you select each variable for yourself, to help you better understand how each option may affect your personal loan.

Find the total interest payable

Rather than simply showing you the interest rate or the regular repayment of a personal loan, our calculator can help you find the total amount of the personal loan, including interest, though you’ll also need to account for any other fees and charges that may apply.

Compare personal loans based on your calculations

Once you’ve made a personal loan calculation, our calculator can point you towards personal loans that are similar to the variables you entered. While these loans may not match your calculation exactly, this can serve as a benchmark for working out whether these loans may suit your needs.

Find personal loans based on your credit score

By including your credit rating with your personal loan calculations, you can be more confident about applying for the loans based on your results, as you’re more likely to fulfil the eligibility criteria.

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Alex Ritchie was a Personal Finance Writer and Editor at RateCity, and has been writing about Australian finance for over six years. Her expertise and passion covers loans, credit, superannuation, and closing the gender pay gap, and she aims to help young Aussies to overcome their financial apathy. Alongside RateCity, Alex has been published in numerous publications, including Australia's Money Magazine, Business Insider, Lifehacker Australia, and in health via NPS MedicineWise.

This article was reviewed by Personal Finance Editor Peter Terlato before it was published as part of RateCity's Fact Check process.

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RateCity offers two personal loan calculators that may assist you in different ways - calculating your personal loan repayments, and to calculate your personal loan borrowing power.