Buy vs rent

When does buying pay off? Break-even analysis between monthly mortgage and equivalent rent.

Break-even after
8 years
Year 10 difference: Buy cheaper by €27,619
€50,000€2,000,000
€0€400,000
%
€300€5,000
%
%
%

Simplified calculation. Not financial, tax, or legal advice. · As of 04/2026

How is this calculated?

Scenario analysis, not a forecast. Cumulative net cost of buying vs renting over time — depends entirely on your assumptions.

Endwert_Y       = Kaufpreis × (1 + Wertsteigerung)^Y
Restschuld_Y    = Kreditrest nach Y Jahren Annuität
Eigenkapital_Y  = Endwert_Y − Restschuld_Y

Kaufen_Netto_Y  = Nebenkosten + Σ Raten + Σ Erhaltung
                  − Eigenkapital_Y + EK_Start

Mieten_Netto_Y  = Σ Mieten × (1 + Mietsteigerung)^(y−1)
                  − Opportunitätskosten

Opportunitätskosten = EK × ((1 + Anlagerendite)^Y − 1)

Break-even = erstes Y mit Kaufen_Netto_Y ≤ Mieten_Netto_Y

Property appreciation and rent growth are assumptions, not predictions. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Break-even after
8 years
Year 10 difference Buy cheaper by €27,619

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