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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

18,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.140 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.140 Kča month
Mortgage
5.278.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
81,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.239.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.852.592 Kč
Repaid in all
10.130.592 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
1258.968 Kč78.712 Kč5.199.288 Kč
2254.989 Kč82.691 Kč5.116.597 Kč
3250.811 Kč86.869 Kč5.029.728 Kč
4246.421 Kč91.259 Kč4.938.469 Kč
5241.810 Kč95.870 Kč4.842.599 Kč
6236.964 Kč100.716 Kč4.741.883 Kč
7231.875 Kč105.805 Kč4.636.078 Kč
8226.527 Kč111.153 Kč4.524.925 Kč
9220.911 Kč116.769 Kč4.408.156 Kč
10215.011 Kč122.669 Kč4.285.487 Kč
11208.813 Kč128.867 Kč4.156.620 Kč
12202.300 Kč135.380 Kč4.021.240 Kč
13195.458 Kč142.222 Kč3.879.018 Kč
14188.272 Kč149.408 Kč3.729.610 Kč
15180.720 Kč156.960 Kč3.572.650 Kč
16172.789 Kč164.891 Kč3.407.759 Kč
17164.457 Kč173.223 Kč3.234.536 Kč
18155.703 Kč181.977 Kč3.052.559 Kč
19146.505 Kč191.175 Kč2.861.384 Kč
20136.844 Kč200.836 Kč2.660.548 Kč
21126.697 Kč210.983 Kč2.449.565 Kč
22116.034 Kč221.646 Kč2.227.919 Kč
23104.834 Kč232.846 Kč1.995.073 Kč
2493.067 Kč244.613 Kč1.750.460 Kč
2580.706 Kč256.974 Kč1.493.486 Kč
2667.721 Kč269.959 Kč1.223.527 Kč
2754.078 Kč283.602 Kč939.925 Kč
2839.744 Kč297.936 Kč641.989 Kč
2924.691 Kč312.989 Kč329.000 Kč
308.872 Kč329.000 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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