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Rent-to-Income Ratio Calculator

Your rent-to-income ratio: monthly rent as a percentage of gross monthly income, with the 30% guideline.

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Result

Rent-to-income ratio

29.09%

Within the 30% guideline.

Step-by-stepShow
  1. Rent-to-income ratio = 1,600 ÷ 5,500 × 100 = 29.0909%

About the Rent-to-Income Ratio Calculator

Your rent-to-income ratio: monthly rent as a percentage of gross monthly income, with the 30% guideline.

Also known as: rent to income, rent vs salary, rent burden, rent-vs-salary.

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter monthly rent, gross monthly income.
  2. The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
  3. Open “Step-by-step” to see how the answer was worked out.
  4. Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.

Formula

Rent-to-income ratio = Monthly rent ÷ Gross monthly income × 100

Worked example

Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:

  • Monthly rent = 1,600
  • Gross monthly income = 5,500

the calculator returns:

  • Rent-to-income ratio: 29.09%

Working

  1. Rent-to-income ratio = 1,600 ÷ 5,500 × 100 = 29.0909%