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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

7,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.043 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.043 Kča month
Mortgage
6.010.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
92,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
507.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.525.426 Kč
Repaid in all
11.535.426 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
1294.883 Kč89.633 Kč5.920.367 Kč
2290.353 Kč94.163 Kč5.826.204 Kč
3285.594 Kč98.922 Kč5.727.282 Kč
4280.593 Kč103.923 Kč5.623.359 Kč
5275.344 Kč109.172 Kč5.514.187 Kč
6269.826 Kč114.690 Kč5.399.497 Kč
7264.031 Kč120.485 Kč5.279.012 Kč
8257.943 Kč126.573 Kč5.152.439 Kč
9251.548 Kč132.968 Kč5.019.471 Kč
10244.826 Kč139.690 Kč4.879.781 Kč
11237.767 Kč146.749 Kč4.733.032 Kč
12230.354 Kč154.162 Kč4.578.870 Kč
13222.562 Kč161.954 Kč4.416.916 Kč
14214.378 Kč170.138 Kč4.246.778 Kč
15205.779 Kč178.737 Kč4.068.041 Kč
16196.749 Kč187.767 Kč3.880.274 Kč
17187.261 Kč197.255 Kč3.683.019 Kč
18177.289 Kč207.227 Kč3.475.792 Kč
19166.820 Kč217.696 Kč3.258.096 Kč
20155.818 Kč228.698 Kč3.029.398 Kč
21144.261 Kč240.255 Kč2.789.143 Kč
22132.119 Kč252.397 Kč2.536.746 Kč
23119.365 Kč265.151 Kč2.271.595 Kč
24105.964 Kč278.552 Kč1.993.043 Kč
2591.891 Kč292.625 Kč1.700.418 Kč
2677.100 Kč307.416 Kč1.393.002 Kč
2761.568 Kč322.948 Kč1.070.054 Kč
2845.246 Kč339.270 Kč730.784 Kč
2928.102 Kč356.414 Kč374.370 Kč
3010.092 Kč374.370 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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