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Lease vs Buy

What leasing costs each year over what owning loses, model by model.

Over 24 months, leasing costs AED 2K to AED 109K a year more than owning loses, and is already cheaper for 6 models

Owning also costs insurance, registration and servicing. Add yours to see which way it goes. Owning is financed on 20% down at 3.9%. Most offers don't state a down payment, so none is counted for them.

Over 24 months, model by model

6 of 50 cheaper to lease

  • Cheaper to lease 6
  • Too close to call 0
  • Cheaper to own 44

Does a dearer car lease better?

One dot per model: its new price across, and what leasing costs each year above what owning loses. Below the line, leasing is cheaper. Pick a dot to open it.

New price (log scale) · yearly gap (square-root scale)