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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

12,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.454 Kč

Mortgage5,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.454 Kča month
Mortgage
5.712.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
87,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
805.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.251.534 Kč
Repaid in all
10.963.534 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
1280.260 Kč85.188 Kč5.626.812 Kč
2275.957 Kč89.491 Kč5.537.321 Kč
3271.432 Kč94.016 Kč5.443.305 Kč
4266.681 Kč98.767 Kč5.344.538 Kč
5261.692 Kč103.756 Kč5.240.782 Kč
6256.447 Kč109.001 Kč5.131.781 Kč
7250.940 Kč114.508 Kč5.017.273 Kč
8245.153 Kč120.295 Kč4.896.978 Kč
9239.074 Kč126.374 Kč4.770.604 Kč
10232.689 Kč132.759 Kč4.637.845 Kč
11225.981 Kč139.467 Kč4.498.378 Kč
12218.933 Kč146.515 Kč4.351.863 Kč
13211.528 Kč153.920 Kč4.197.943 Kč
14203.749 Kč161.699 Kč4.036.244 Kč
15195.581 Kč169.867 Kč3.866.377 Kč
16186.996 Kč178.452 Kč3.687.925 Kč
17177.977 Kč187.471 Kč3.500.454 Kč
18168.502 Kč196.946 Kč3.303.508 Kč
19158.550 Kč206.898 Kč3.096.610 Kč
20148.095 Kč217.353 Kč2.879.257 Kč
21137.110 Kč228.338 Kč2.650.919 Kč
22125.573 Kč239.875 Kč2.411.044 Kč
23113.450 Kč251.998 Kč2.159.046 Kč
24100.718 Kč264.730 Kč1.894.316 Kč
2587.337 Kč278.111 Kč1.616.205 Kč
2673.282 Kč292.166 Kč1.324.039 Kč
2758.521 Kč306.927 Kč1.017.112 Kč
2843.010 Kč322.438 Kč694.674 Kč
2926.717 Kč338.731 Kč355.943 Kč
309.599 Kč355.943 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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