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How much can I borrow, and what will it buy?

Put in your income and savings to see the largest mortgage the ČNB's rules and a typical bank's affordability test allow, and the price that buys. Or start from a price to see the monthly payment. Then see the flats for sale within your budget.

From a shared link: change any figure to make it yours.

What do you want to know?

Who’s buying
The home

21,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.180 Kč

Mortgage5,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.180 Kča month
Mortgage
5.097.900 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 60.400 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
78,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.419.100 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.686.941 Kč
Repaid in all
9.784.841 Kč

Flats for sale up to 6.500.000 Kč

Live from the listings on Bytky: how many flats for sale ask no more than your budget, by layout. Each opens them on the map.

Counting the flats…

What you still owe, year by year

Each year’s payments

Each year’s payments
YearInterestRepaidStill owed
1250.131 Kč76.029 Kč5.021.871 Kč
2246.289 Kč79.871 Kč4.942.000 Kč
3242.252 Kč83.908 Kč4.858.092 Kč
4238.012 Kč88.148 Kč4.769.944 Kč
5233.557 Kč92.603 Kč4.677.341 Kč
6228.879 Kč97.281 Kč4.580.060 Kč
7223.962 Kč102.198 Kč4.477.862 Kč
8218.798 Kč107.362 Kč4.370.500 Kč
9213.373 Kč112.787 Kč4.257.713 Kč
10207.673 Kč118.487 Kč4.139.226 Kč
11201.685 Kč124.475 Kč4.014.751 Kč
12195.395 Kč130.765 Kč3.883.986 Kč
13188.788 Kč137.372 Kč3.746.614 Kč
14181.847 Kč144.313 Kč3.602.301 Kč
15174.552 Kč151.608 Kč3.450.693 Kč
16166.890 Kč159.270 Kč3.291.423 Kč
17158.843 Kč167.317 Kč3.124.106 Kč
18150.387 Kč175.773 Kč2.948.333 Kč
19141.503 Kč184.657 Kč2.763.676 Kč
20132.172 Kč193.988 Kč2.569.688 Kč
21122.369 Kč203.791 Kč2.365.897 Kč
22112.072 Kč214.088 Kč2.151.809 Kč
23101.252 Kč224.908 Kč1.926.901 Kč
2489.887 Kč236.273 Kč1.690.628 Kč
2577.948 Kč248.212 Kč1.442.416 Kč
2665.404 Kč260.756 Kč1.181.660 Kč
2752.228 Kč273.932 Kč907.728 Kč
2838.384 Kč287.776 Kč619.952 Kč
2923.843 Kč302.317 Kč317.635 Kč
308.566 Kč317.635 Kč0 Kč

Read the guide to Czech mortgages for foreigners

How the calculator works

The ČNB sets how much of a home’s value a bank may lend. Banks then test whether you can afford the payments, each its own way. The calculator applies the ČNB’s limits as they stand and a typical affordability test you can change.

What it counts

  • Your income: the payment may take at most a share of your net income, less what other loans already take. The most that payment repays over the term is one limit.
  • Your savings: the purchase costs come out first. The rest must pay the part of the price a bank may not lend: 20 % of the price for most buyers, 10 % under 36, 30 % for a flat to let.
  • For a flat to let, the ČNB also recommends that all your debt stays within 7 times your yearly net income.
  • The lowest limit is what you could borrow, rounded down to the thousand. Add your savings after the purchase costs, and that’s the price you could pay.
  • The payment is a standard annuity: the same amount every month, mostly interest at first and mostly repayment by the end.

What it leaves out

  • The valuation: banks lend against their valuer’s figure, which can come in below the price.
  • Rate changes: the rate is fixed for a few years at a time, then set again. The calculator keeps one rate for the whole term.
  • Bank fees and insurance the bank may ask for. Compare offers by their RPSN, which counts the fees.
  • Each bank’s own checks: your job and residence, your age at the end of the term, the living costs it assumes for your household.
  • Tax relief: interest on a mortgage for your own home lowers your income tax. The rent or buy calculator counts it.

Every starting figure and its source

Verified figures come from the ČNB or the law, checked on the date shown. Assumptions are typical values: change them to yours.

Questions

Questions about Czech mortgages

How much can I borrow for a mortgage in Czechia?

Two things set it. The ČNB caps the loan at 80 % of the home’s value (90 % if you’re under 36 and buying your own home), so your savings decide the most you can borrow. And the bank checks you can afford the payments: a common ceiling is all loan payments at most 45 % of your net income. The lower of the two is what you could borrow.

How big a down payment do I need?

At least 20 % of the value for most buyers, or 10 % if you’re under 36 and buying your own home. For a flat bought to let, the ČNB recommends at least 30 %. The purchase costs, about 17.000 Kč for the cadastre fee and a lawyer, come on top.

Is there a limit on payments against income?

Not a legal one for your own home any more. The ČNB capped loan payments at 45 % of net income (50 % under 36) from April 2022 until July 2023. Banks still test affordability, each its own way, so the calculator uses 45 % as a typical ceiling you can change.

What changes for a flat bought to let?

Since April 2026 the ČNB recommends that a mortgage on a flat to let, or on a third or further home, covers at most 70 % of its value, and that all your debt stays within 7 times your net income for a year. Switch “What it’s for” to a flat to let to apply both.

What interest rate should I put in?

The calculator starts from 4,94 %, the ČNB’s average rate on new housing loans. Your bank’s offer depends on the fixation, the share of the price you borrow and your income. Czech rates are fixed for a few years at a time, so the payment can change when the fixation ends.

Can I get a Czech mortgage as a foreigner?

Usually, yes. The ČNB’s limits are the same for everyone; what differs is each bank’s rules on residence and income. Citizens of the EU living in Czechia are usually treated like Czechs. Our guide to mortgages for foreigners explains what banks ask.

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