15-year loan EMI
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A 15-year loan is 180 payments. The table below gives the instalment per 100,000 borrowed at every common rate, so it holds in any currency — multiply by your own loan divided by a hundred thousand.
Instalment per 100,000 borrowed
Every figure is per 100,000 of loan, over {years} years.
| Rate | Instalment | Total interest | Interest vs loan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6% | 843.86 | 51,895 | 52% |
| 7% | 898.83 | 61,789 | 62% |
| 8% | 955.66 | 72,019 | 72% |
| 9% | 1,014.27 | 82,569 | 83% |
| 10% | 1,074.61 | 93,430 | 93% |
| 12% | 1,200.17 | 116,031 | 116% |
What a shorter term would save
At 8.75%, cutting this loan from 15 years to 8 raises the instalment from 999.45 to 1,452.09 per 100,000 — a rise of 45%. The interest falls from 79,901 to 39,401, a drop of 51%. That asymmetry is the whole argument for the shorter term: the payment goes up by far less than the cost comes down.
What to watch
A long term is how lenders make a large loan look affordable, and it works — the instalment really is lower. What it buys is approval, not affordability, and it is paid for in interest over decades. If the shorter term's instalment is survivable, it is almost always the better loan.
Questions
What is the EMI on a 15-year loan?
At 8.75%, about 999.45 a month for every 100,000 borrowed, totalling 79,901 of interest per 100,000 over the full 15 years. The table above covers the other common rates.
Is 15 years too long for a loan?
It depends on what you are buying and what the shorter alternative does to the instalment. Halving this term raises the payment by 45% and cuts the interest by 51%, so the question is whether that higher payment is one you could sustain through a bad year.
Can I shorten the term later?
Usually yes, and usually free: prepay and ask the lender to keep the instalment rather than reduce it. That converts the prepayment into a shorter loan, which is where almost all the interest saving lives.
Rate bands and lending rules on this page were last reviewed on 2026-10-23 and are indicative, not offers. The arithmetic is produced by the same code the calculator runs. Confirm the terms with your own lender before committing; nothing here is financial advice.