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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

17,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.631 Kč

Mortgage5,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.631 Kča month
Mortgage
5.370.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
82,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.147.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.936.943 Kč
Repaid in all
10.306.943 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
1263.483 Kč80.089 Kč5.289.911 Kč
2259.435 Kč84.137 Kč5.205.774 Kč
3255.181 Kč88.391 Kč5.117.383 Kč
4250.716 Kč92.856 Kč5.024.527 Kč
5246.023 Kč97.549 Kč4.926.978 Kč
6241.092 Kč102.480 Kč4.824.498 Kč
7235.915 Kč107.657 Kč4.716.841 Kč
8230.475 Kč113.097 Kč4.603.744 Kč
9224.760 Kč118.812 Kč4.484.932 Kč
10218.754 Kč124.818 Kč4.360.114 Kč
11212.446 Kč131.126 Kč4.228.988 Kč
12205.820 Kč137.752 Kč4.091.236 Kč
13198.859 Kč144.713 Kč3.946.523 Kč
14191.546 Kč152.026 Kč3.794.497 Kč
15183.864 Kč159.708 Kč3.634.789 Kč
16175.793 Kč167.779 Kč3.467.010 Kč
17167.316 Kč176.256 Kč3.290.754 Kč
18158.409 Kč185.163 Kč3.105.591 Kč
19149.050 Kč194.522 Kč2.911.069 Kč
20139.220 Kč204.352 Kč2.706.717 Kč
21128.894 Kč214.678 Kč2.492.039 Kč
22118.045 Kč225.527 Kč2.266.512 Kč
23106.648 Kč236.924 Kč2.029.588 Kč
2494.677 Kč248.895 Kč1.780.693 Kč
2582.099 Kč261.473 Kč1.519.220 Kč
2668.886 Kč274.686 Kč1.244.534 Kč
2755.004 Kč288.568 Kč955.966 Kč
2840.422 Kč303.150 Kč652.816 Kč
2925.103 Kč318.469 Kč334.347 Kč
309.008 Kč334.347 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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