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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

27 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.310 Kč

Mortgage4,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.310 Kča month
Mortgage
4.747.212 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.245 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
73 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.769.788 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.364.608 Kč
Repaid in all
9.111.820 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
1232.923 Kč70.797 Kč4.676.415 Kč
2229.344 Kč74.376 Kč4.602.039 Kč
3225.587 Kč78.133 Kč4.523.906 Kč
4221.639 Kč82.081 Kč4.441.825 Kč
5217.493 Kč86.227 Kč4.355.598 Kč
6213.133 Kč90.587 Kč4.265.011 Kč
7208.557 Kč95.163 Kč4.169.848 Kč
8203.747 Kč99.973 Kč4.069.875 Kč
9198.696 Kč105.024 Kč3.964.851 Kč
10193.388 Kč110.332 Kč3.854.519 Kč
11187.812 Kč115.908 Kč3.738.611 Kč
12181.956 Kč121.764 Kč3.616.847 Kč
13175.800 Kč127.920 Kč3.488.927 Kč
14169.338 Kč134.382 Kč3.354.545 Kč
15162.547 Kč141.173 Kč3.213.372 Kč
16155.414 Kč148.306 Kč3.065.066 Kč
17147.919 Kč155.801 Kč2.909.265 Kč
18140.044 Kč163.676 Kč2.745.589 Kč
19131.774 Kč171.946 Kč2.573.643 Kč
20123.085 Kč180.635 Kč2.393.008 Kč
21113.957 Kč189.763 Kč2.203.245 Kč
22104.366 Kč199.354 Kč2.003.891 Kč
2394.294 Kč209.426 Kč1.794.465 Kč
2483.708 Kč220.012 Kč1.574.453 Kč
2572.591 Kč231.129 Kč1.343.324 Kč
2660.912 Kč242.808 Kč1.100.516 Kč
2748.641 Kč255.079 Kč845.437 Kč
2835.752 Kč267.968 Kč577.469 Kč
2922.208 Kč281.512 Kč295.957 Kč
307.983 Kč295.957 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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