True Cost calculator

Monthly reality

$6,028/mo

Repayments plus rates, insurance, and maintenance

Loan repaymentsCouncil ratesHome insuranceMaintenance reserve

20% deposit | 6.25% p.a. | 30-year loan | rates 0.35% | insurance 0.12% | maintenance 1% p.a.

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How we got this
Monthly reality$6,028

Arvocado cost model | as of 2026-07-06 | Model output from supplied price and assumptions.

Assumes 20% deposit, 6.25% p.a., 30-year loan; 0.35% of price each year; 0.12% of price each year; 1% of price each year

Deposit$196,000

Your input

Stamp duty$53,900

Victorian duty estimate

Transfer + registration$1,200-$1,500

Typical market range

Repayments$4,827

Arvocado cost model | as of 2026-07-06 | trueCostMonthlyRepaymentCents

Assumes 20% deposit, 6.25% p.a., 30-year loan

Rates estimate$286

Arvocado cost model | as of 2026-07-06 | trueCostAnnualRatesEstimateCents

0.35% of price each year

Insurance estimate$98

Arvocado cost model | as of 2026-07-06 | trueCostAnnualInsuranceEstimateCents

0.12% of price each year

Maintenance reserve$817

Arvocado cost model | as of 2026-07-06 | trueCostAnnualMaintenanceEstimateCents

1% of price each year

Loan repayments

Assumes 20% deposit, 6.25% p.a., 30-year loan

Estimate
How this is worked out

Uses the selected deposit, rate, and standard loan term to estimate the monthly loan payment.

$4,827/mo

Council rates

0.35% of price each year

Assumption
How this is worked out

Applies the selected yearly rates percentage to the property price, then divides by 12.

$286/mo

$3,430/yr

Home insurance

0.12% of price each year

Assumption
How this is worked out

Applies the selected yearly insurance percentage to the property price, then divides by 12.

$98/mo

$1,176/yr

Maintenance reserve

1% of price each year

Assumption
How this is worked out

Sets aside the selected yearly maintenance percentage, then divides by 12.

$817/mo

$9,800/yr

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True Cost on a $980,000

$6,028/mo

Not legal, planning, or financial advice.