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Find a car lease's monthly payment from the price, residual value, money factor or APR, down payment and tax.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter the price, term, rate, residual and down payment.

About priceHome, car or asset price.
About lease term, monthsFor example 36.
About rate isAPR ÷ 2,400 = money factor.
About money factor or aprFor example 0.00208 or 5.
About residual valueValue at the end of the lease.
About residual isAmount or percent.
About currencyChanges how amounts are shown, not the math; your choice is remembered on this device.
About down payment (optional)An amount.
About trade-in value (optional)Credit for your old vehicle.
About sales tax, % (optional)Your state and local rate.
Result
Monthly payment
$617.99
Depreciation
$444.44
Finance charge
$133.12
Tax
$40.43
Money factor
0.00208 (APR 4.99%)

The lease payment is $617.99 a month.

Show the working
  1. payment = ((cap cost − residual) ÷ months + (cap cost + residual) × money factor) × (1 + tax)

How to use it

Enter the price, term, rate, residual and down payment.

Enter amounts without commas or with them; rates are percentages (5 for 5%). Negative amounts are allowed where a sign means money paid out.

Key facts

payment = ((cap cost − residual) ÷ months + (cap cost + residual) × money factor) × (1 + tax); money factor = APR ÷ 2,400

Questions

What is the lease payment in CN's worked example?

$517.63 a month.

Formulas

payment = ((cap cost − residual) ÷ months + (cap cost + residual) × money factor) × (1 + tax); money factor = APR ÷ 2,400

Sources

Limitations

  • Results are estimates for planning, not offers or financial advice; lenders and banks may round, count days or time payments differently.
  • Rates are nominal annual rates compounded as you choose; payments at a different frequency use the equivalent periodic rate.

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