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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

21,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.330 Kč

Mortgage5,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.330 Kča month
Mortgage
5.126.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 60.734 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
78,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.391.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.712.640 Kč
Repaid in all
9.838.640 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
1251.509 Kč76.451 Kč5.049.549 Kč
2247.645 Kč80.315 Kč4.969.234 Kč
3243.586 Kč84.374 Kč4.884.860 Kč
4239.324 Kč88.636 Kč4.796.224 Kč
5234.843 Kč93.117 Kč4.703.107 Kč
6230.138 Kč97.822 Kč4.605.285 Kč
7225.195 Kč102.765 Kč4.502.520 Kč
8220.003 Kč107.957 Kč4.394.563 Kč
9214.545 Kč113.415 Kč4.281.148 Kč
10208.815 Kč119.145 Kč4.162.003 Kč
11202.795 Kč125.165 Kč4.036.838 Kč
12196.468 Kč131.492 Kč3.905.346 Kč
13189.824 Kč138.136 Kč3.767.210 Kč
14182.843 Kč145.117 Kč3.622.093 Kč
15175.510 Kč152.450 Kč3.469.643 Kč
16167.807 Kč160.153 Kč3.309.490 Kč
17159.713 Kč168.247 Kč3.141.243 Kč
18151.211 Kč176.749 Kč2.964.494 Kč
19142.279 Kč185.681 Kč2.778.813 Kč
20132.896 Kč195.064 Kč2.583.749 Kč
21123.039 Kč204.921 Kč2.378.828 Kč
22112.682 Kč215.278 Kč2.163.550 Kč
23101.805 Kč226.155 Kč1.937.395 Kč
2490.378 Kč237.582 Kč1.699.813 Kč
2578.371 Kč249.589 Kč1.450.224 Kč
2665.757 Kč262.203 Kč1.188.021 Kč
2752.507 Kč275.453 Kč912.568 Kč
2838.587 Kč289.373 Kč623.195 Kč
2923.964 Kč303.996 Kč319.199 Kč
308.601 Kč319.199 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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