Rental Yield Calculator
Rental yield is the first number to check before committing to a buy-to-let. Plug in the price, the monthly rent and the annual running costs (rates, management, insurance, expected vacancy) and the tool returns both the gross rental yield and the net rental yield — plus the actual monthly / yearly cash flow once vacancy and expenses are taken out.
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Net rental yield
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Effective rent (after vacancy)
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Annual expenses
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Monthly net cash flow
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Ignores mortgage interest, property tax, tax deductions and capital appreciation — this is the rental cash-flow yield against purchase price only.
Formula
Gross yield = annual rent / price × 100 % | Net yield = (annual rent × (1 − vacancy) − annual expenses) / price × 100 %
- · Hong Kong "rates" (差餉) run ~5 % of the rateable value, billed quarterly by the Rating and Valuation Department; ground rent on certain leases (e.g. New Territories, post-1985 leases) adds another ~3 % of rateable value.
- · Management fees in Hong Kong urban private estates typically run HK$2.5–4 per sq ft per month in 2024 — multiply by saleable area and by 12 to get the annual figure.
- · Vacancy rate captures the share of the year you expect the unit to sit empty between tenants; HK private residential vacancy ran ~4–5 % in 2024 (R&VD annual report), although individual estates can exceed 10 %.
- · Net yield here excludes mortgage interest, property tax (Hong Kong rates the standard 15 % with a 24 % statutory deduction), stamp duty and any capital appreciation. With a mortgage in play the actual cash-on-cash return / IRR can differ dramatically.
- · Terminology: in US/UK markets "cap rate" usually refers to NOI / price — which is what this tool labels as net yield (NOI excludes loan interest).
- · Sources: R&VD Hong Kong Property Review 2024; HKMA Quarterly Bulletin; market reports from REA & Centaline on private-flat yields.
Frequently asked
Gross yield or net yield — which one matters?
Gross yield is a fast filter — anything under ~2.5 % rarely covers interest plus running costs in Hong Kong. But the figure that actually decides "is this worth buying" is the net yield, because Hong Kong management fees and rates combined commonly eat 0.8–1.5 percentage points off the gross number.
My yields look low — should I add the mortgage in?
Rental yield measures the property itself, so by convention mortgage interest is excluded. If you want to know what hits your pocket each month, switch to cash-on-cash (annual cash flow ÷ down payment + fees). With Hong Kong H+ mortgage rates capped near 4 % in 2024 — well above the typical 2.5–3 % gross yield — positive leverage usually does not exist; HK buy-to-let mostly relies on capital appreciation and leverage rather than monthly cash.
What is a typical rental yield in Hong Kong?
Per the R&VD Hong Kong Property Review 2024, private residential gross yields run roughly 2.5–3.5 % across classes. Class A small flats (< 40 m²) sit at the top (around 3.4 % in 2024) and Class E luxury homes at the bottom (often below 2 %). Net yields typically come in another 0.8–1.5 pp lower.
Can I use this for car parks, shops or offices?
Yes — the formula works for any rent-generating asset. Plug your monthly rent and the appropriate running costs in. Bear in mind commercial properties (shops, offices, car parks) usually have higher vacancy (10–15 %), longer fit-out periods and rent-free incentives, so bias the vacancy field higher than for residential.
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