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<div class="cat-badge">11 free calculators</div>
<h1>South African Financial Calculators 2026</h1>
<p class="overview">Every calculator on this page uses official 2026 rates — SARS tax brackets updated for the new tax year, the current prime lending rate of 10.25%, UIF salary ceiling, and Budget 2026 changes including the updated TFSA limit and RA deduction cap. No sign-up, no ads, no waiting. Enter your numbers and get an accurate answer in seconds.
The calculators are grouped by topic: home loans and property, tax and salary, retirement and investing, and debt. Use the home loan calculator first if you're buying property — it links directly to the transfer duty and bond repayment calculators to give you the full cost picture.</p>
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<div class="sec-title">Calculators</div>
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<a href="/home-loan-calculator/" class="calc-card">
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<div class="calc-name">Home Loan Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Monthly repayment and total interest</div>
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<a href="/paye-tax-calculator/" class="calc-card">
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<div class="calc-name">PAYE Tax Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Take-home pay using 2026/27 SARS brackets</div>
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<a href="/vat-calculator/" class="calc-card">
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<div class="calc-name">VAT Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Add or remove 15% VAT instantly</div>
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<a href="/bond-repayment-calculator/" class="calc-card">
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<div class="calc-name">Bond Repayment Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Full amortisation schedule + extra payments</div>
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<div class="calc-name">Car Finance Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Instalment with balloon payment modelling</div>
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<a href="/uif-calculator/" class="calc-card">
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<div class="calc-name">UIF Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Unemployment benefit using official IRR formula</div>
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<div class="calc-name">Retirement Annuity Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Tax saving + 30-year growth projection</div>
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<div class="calc-name">TFSA Growth Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">Lifetime limit tracker + tax-free growth</div>
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<div class="calc-name">Compound Interest Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">With contributions, frequency comparison, real return</div>
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<div class="calc-name">Debt Consolidation Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">True savings including NCA fees</div>
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<div class="calc-name">Transfer Duty Calculator</div>
<div class="calc-desc">SARS duty + total acquisition costs</div>
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<div class="sec-title">Featured guides</div>
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<a href="/home-loans-hub/" class="art-card">
<div class="art-tag">Home Loans</div>
<div class="art-title">How much home loan can I afford in South Africa?</div>
<div class="art-desc">Banks, income rules, and what 30% of your salary actually buys you.</div>
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<div class="art-tag">Tax</div>
<div class="art-title">Tax brackets South Africa 2026/27</div>
<div class="art-desc">The complete SARS rate table with worked examples.</div>
<div class="art-arrow">Read guide →</div>
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<div class="art-tag">Retirement</div>
<div class="art-title">How much do I need to retire in South Africa?</div>
<div class="art-desc">Target numbers by age and the assumptions behind them.</div>
<div class="art-arrow">Read guide →</div>
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<a href="/investing-hub/" class="art-card">
<div class="art-tag">Investing</div>
<div class="art-title">How to start investing in South Africa</div>
<div class="art-desc">A beginner's guide to ETFs, TFSAs, and first steps.</div>
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<button class="faq-q" onclick="toggleFAQ(this)">Are these calculators free to use?<span class="faq-icon">+</span></button>
<div class="faq-a">Yes. Every calculator on Calcunomics is completely free with no sign-up, no subscription, and no ads baked into the results. The site generates revenue through display advertising but this has no effect on the accuracy of the outputs.</div>
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<div class="faq-a">Rates are updated immediately after each relevant event: SARS tax brackets are updated after the February Budget Speech, the prime lending rate is updated after each SARB Monetary Policy Committee meeting (six times per year), and UIF and TFSA limits are updated when SARS announces changes. Every calculator shows the rate and date it was last updated.</div>
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<button class="faq-q" onclick="toggleFAQ(this)">Which calculator should I start with?<span class="faq-icon">+</span></button>
<div class="faq-a">It depends on your goal. If you're buying property, start with the home loan calculator, then run the transfer duty calculator to get your full acquisition cost. If you're planning your finances, start with the PAYE calculator to establish your take-home pay, then use the budget or debt consolidation calculator to plan from there. If you're saving for retirement, run both the TFSA and retirement annuity calculators side by side.</div>
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<div class="sec-title">Related sections</div>
<div class="related-hubs"><a href="/home-loans-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">🏠</span>Home Loans</a><a href="/tax-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">💼</span>Tax</a><a href="/retirement-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">📋</span>Retirement</a><a href="/debt-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">📉</span>Debt</a><a href="/car-finance-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">🚗</span>Car Finance</a><a href="/investing-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">📈</span>Investing</a><a href="/expat-hub/" class="hub-link"><span class="hub-icon">✈️</span>Expat Finance</a></div>
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