Know What You Really Pay in a Sale
“Flat 40% off”, “Buy more, save more”, “Extra 10% on cards” — sale banners are designed to sound generous, but the final bill is what matters. This discount calculator shows you the discounted price, the exact amount you save and, if you add a tax rate, the final price you will pay at checkout.
It is equally handy for shop owners who need to set sale prices quickly, and for students practising profit-and-loss questions.
How to Use the Discount Calculator
- Original Price: the marked price or MRP before any discount.
- Discount (%): type a percentage or tap one of the quick buttons.
- Sales Tax / GST (%): optional. Leave it at 0 if the price already includes tax (as MRP in India does).
- See the Final Price, Discount Amount, Tax Added and Total Savings update instantly.
Discount Formulas
Example
A pair of shoes costs ₹2,000 before tax, and the store offers 30% off. Discount = 2,000 × 30 ÷ 100 = ₹600, so the sale price is ₹1,400. With 18% GST on top, the final price is 1,400 × 1.18 = ₹1,652.
Stacked Discounts Are Not Added Together
Many sales advertise two discounts — for example, 50% off plus an extra 20% with a coupon. The second discount is applied to the price after the first, not to the original price:
| Advertised | You pay | Real total discount |
|---|---|---|
| 50% + 20% | 0.50 × 0.80 = 60% | 40% |
| 30% + 10% | 0.70 × 0.90 = 63% | 37% |
| 20% + 20% | 0.80 × 0.80 = 64% | 36% |
To work out a stacked discount with this calculator, find the price after the first discount, then enter that result as the new original price and apply the second discount.
Reverse Calculations
Finding the discount percentage
A kurta reduced from ₹1,500 to ₹1,050 has a discount of 450 ÷ 1,500 × 100 = 30%.
Finding the original price
If you paid ₹1,400 after 30% off, the original price was 1,400 ÷ 0.70 = ₹2,000.
Smart Shopping Tips
- Compare the final price, not the percentage. 40% off an inflated MRP can still cost more than 20% off at another store.
- Watch for delivery and convenience fees that are added at checkout and eat into your savings.
- Check price history for big online sales; some prices are raised shortly before a “discount”.
- Bank offers usually have a cap, such as “10% off up to ₹1,500”. On large purchases the cap, not the percentage, decides your saving.
Related Tools
- GST Calculator — separate GST from an inclusive price.
- Percentage Calculator — percentage increase, decrease and more.