Formula and calculation method
Base monthly lease = (adjusted cost − residual) / months + (adjusted cost + residual) × money factor.
Standard money-factor lease estimate. Registration fees, acquisition fees and jurisdiction-specific tax treatment may differ.
How to use auto lease calculator
- Set Capitalized cost. The example below uses 30000.
- Set Residual value. The example below uses 18000.
- Set Capitalized cost reduction. The example below uses 2000.
- Set Lease months. The example below uses 36.
- Set Money factor. The example below uses 0.002.
- Set Payment tax rate (%). The example below uses 0.
- Select Calculate to update the result. Reset restores the illustrated inputs. Copy, print or download your own result if you need a record.
Worked example
Example inputs
- Capitalized cost
- 30000
- Residual value
- 18000
- Capitalized cost reduction
- 2000
- Lease months
- 36
- Money factor
- 0.002
- Payment tax rate (%)
- 0
- Monthly payment including entered tax
- 369.77777778
- Monthly depreciation
- 277.77777778
- Monthly rent charge
- 92
Factors affecting your result
Standard money-factor lease estimate. Registration fees, acquisition fees and jurisdiction-specific tax treatment may differ.
Changing capitalized cost changes the scenario being evaluated. Adjust one input at a time when comparing results, keep a copy of the assumptions, and compare values using the same unit and period. A precise arithmetic result does not make an uncertain assumption precise.
Frequently asked questions
How does the auto lease calculator work?
Base monthly lease = (adjusted cost − residual) / months + (adjusted cost + residual) × money factor.
What inputs does Auto Lease Calculator need?
Enter capitalized cost, residual value, capitalized cost reduction, lease months, money factor, payment tax rate (%). Read the unit labels; percentages are entered as ordinary percentages, not decimal fractions.
How should I interpret the auto lease calculator result?
Standard money-factor lease estimate. Registration fees, acquisition fees and jurisdiction-specific tax treatment may differ.
Are my auto lease calculator inputs uploaded?
No. The calculation runs in this browser. Favorites, recent tool names, theme and formatting preferences may be saved locally, but calculation inputs are not sent to a calculation server or stored by this website. Shared links do not include entered values.
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