Real Cost Calculator

Every small daily spend has a future cost. Plug in the rupee number and see what it really costs you in 10 to 30 years.

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years
% p.a.

Your result

₹75.98 lakh

Spending ₹250 a day on this means ₹18.25 lakh out of pocket over 20 years. If you'd invested the same amount at 12%, you'd have ₹75.98 lakh, about the cost of a 3-BHK in many tier-2 cities.

Total spent
₹18.25 lakh
What you'd have if invested
₹75.98 lakh
Difference
₹57.73 lakh

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This is not a guilt trip

Spending on small joys is not the enemy. The point of this calculator is to make the trade-off visible. If you choose the daily coffee with this number in mind, that's a real choice — and a fair one. If you choose to cut it knowing the number, that's a real choice too. It's the unconscious version that costs you.