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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

14,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.580 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.580 Kča month
Mortgage
5.548.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
969.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.100.605 Kč
Repaid in all
10.648.605 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
1272.216 Kč82.744 Kč5.465.256 Kč
2268.033 Kč86.927 Kč5.378.329 Kč
3263.641 Kč91.319 Kč5.287.010 Kč
4259.026 Kč95.934 Kč5.191.076 Kč
5254.178 Kč100.782 Kč5.090.294 Kč
6249.084 Kč105.876 Kč4.984.418 Kč
7243.733 Kč111.227 Kč4.873.191 Kč
8238.114 Kč116.846 Kč4.756.345 Kč
9232.210 Kč122.750 Kč4.633.595 Kč
10226.005 Kč128.955 Kč4.504.640 Kč
11219.488 Kč135.472 Kč4.369.168 Kč
12212.643 Kč142.317 Kč4.226.851 Kč
13205.454 Kč149.506 Kč4.077.345 Kč
14197.897 Kč157.063 Kč3.920.282 Kč
15189.959 Kč165.001 Kč3.755.281 Kč
16181.619 Kč173.341 Kč3.581.940 Kč
17172.863 Kč182.097 Kč3.399.843 Kč
18163.659 Kč191.301 Kč3.208.542 Kč
19153.991 Kč200.969 Kč3.007.573 Kč
20143.835 Kč211.125 Kč2.796.448 Kč
21133.167 Kč221.793 Kč2.574.655 Kč
22121.960 Kč233.000 Kč2.341.655 Kč
23110.186 Kč244.774 Kč2.096.881 Kč
2497.814 Kč257.146 Kč1.839.735 Kč
2584.822 Kč270.138 Kč1.569.597 Kč
2671.171 Kč283.789 Kč1.285.808 Kč
2756.829 Kč298.131 Kč987.677 Kč
2841.762 Kč313.198 Kč674.479 Kč
2925.937 Kč329.023 Kč345.456 Kč
309.309 Kč345.456 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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