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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

7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.246 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.246 Kča month
Mortgage
6.048.000 Kč

A bank may lend you at most 80 % of the price, so put down at least 1.300.000 Kč.

Loan to value
93 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
469.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.560.198 Kč
Repaid in all
11.608.198 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
1296.746 Kč90.206 Kč5.957.794 Kč
2292.188 Kč94.764 Kč5.863.030 Kč
3287.401 Kč99.551 Kč5.763.479 Kč
4282.369 Kč104.583 Kč5.658.896 Kč
5277.084 Kč109.868 Kč5.549.028 Kč
6271.531 Kč115.421 Kč5.433.607 Kč
7265.699 Kč121.253 Kč5.312.354 Kč
8259.570 Kč127.382 Kč5.184.972 Kč
9253.137 Kč133.815 Kč5.051.157 Kč
10246.373 Kč140.579 Kč4.910.578 Kč
11239.269 Kč147.683 Kč4.762.895 Kč
12231.806 Kč155.146 Kč4.607.749 Kč
13223.966 Kč162.986 Kč4.444.763 Kč
14215.732 Kč171.220 Kč4.273.543 Kč
15207.076 Kč179.876 Kč4.093.667 Kč
16197.986 Kč188.966 Kč3.904.701 Kč
17188.438 Kč198.514 Kč3.706.187 Kč
18178.406 Kč208.546 Kč3.497.641 Kč
19167.866 Kč219.086 Kč3.278.555 Kč
20156.797 Kč230.155 Kč3.048.400 Kč
21145.165 Kč241.787 Kč2.806.613 Kč
22132.947 Kč254.005 Kč2.552.608 Kč
23120.111 Kč266.841 Kč2.285.767 Kč
24106.627 Kč280.325 Kč2.005.442 Kč
2592.461 Kč294.491 Kč1.710.951 Kč
2677.576 Kč309.376 Kč1.401.575 Kč
2761.943 Kč325.009 Kč1.076.566 Kč
2845.520 Kč341.432 Kč735.134 Kč
2928.267 Kč358.685 Kč376.449 Kč
3010.141 Kč376.449 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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