# Lease vs. Buy Calculator | Warehouse Cost Comparison

# Lease vs. buy calculator

Compare the rough cash cost of leasing against buying the same building. This is a planning-level estimate, not a financing quote, it ignores appreciation, equity paydown, and tax treatment so you can see the simplification. Read the [lease vs. buy insight](/insights/lease-vs-buy-owner-operator) for the qualitative side of this decision.