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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

30,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month24.205 Kč

Mortgage4,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
24.205 Kča month
Mortgage
4.540.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 53.789 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
69,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.977.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.174.215 Kč
Repaid in all
8.714.215 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
1222.756 Kč67.704 Kč4.472.296 Kč
2219.335 Kč71.125 Kč4.401.171 Kč
3215.742 Kč74.718 Kč4.326.453 Kč
4211.966 Kč78.494 Kč4.247.959 Kč
5207.998 Kč82.462 Kč4.165.497 Kč
6203.832 Kč86.628 Kč4.078.869 Kč
7199.453 Kč91.007 Kč3.987.862 Kč
8194.854 Kč95.606 Kč3.892.256 Kč
9190.024 Kč100.436 Kč3.791.820 Kč
10184.947 Kč105.513 Kč3.686.307 Kč
11179.617 Kč110.843 Kč3.575.464 Kč
12174.014 Kč116.446 Kč3.459.018 Kč
13168.132 Kč122.328 Kč3.336.690 Kč
14161.950 Kč128.510 Kč3.208.180 Kč
15155.457 Kč135.003 Kč3.073.177 Kč
16148.632 Kč141.828 Kč2.931.349 Kč
17141.462 Kč148.998 Kč2.782.351 Kč
18133.937 Kč156.523 Kč2.625.828 Kč
19126.027 Kč164.433 Kč2.461.395 Kč
20117.719 Kč172.741 Kč2.288.654 Kč
21108.989 Kč181.471 Kč2.107.183 Kč
2299.817 Kč190.643 Kč1.916.540 Kč
2390.184 Kč200.276 Kč1.716.264 Kč
2480.063 Kč210.397 Kč1.505.867 Kč
2569.431 Kč221.029 Kč1.284.838 Kč
2658.260 Kč232.200 Kč1.052.638 Kč
2746.526 Kč243.934 Kč808.704 Kč
2834.199 Kč256.261 Kč552.443 Kč
2921.247 Kč269.213 Kč283.230 Kč
307.645 Kč283.230 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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