Last reviewed: 4 September 2026. Worked numbers use the same engines as the linked calculators. Not advice.
EMI is a cash-flow number. Total interest is the cost of time. Stretching tenure to “afford” a house raises the second number even as the first falls.
₹25 lakh at 7.75%: 30 years vs 20 years. The 30-year EMI is lower; the area under the interest curve is larger. Open the calculator, change only years, and read total interest — not just the big monthly figure.
If FOIR is tight, a longer book may be the only sanction path. If surplus exists, a shorter book or prepayment usually saves more than hunting a 0.05% rate difference.
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