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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 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.214 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.214 Kča month
Mortgage
6.042.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
93 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
475.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.554.686 Kč
Repaid in all
11.596.686 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
1296.454 Kč90.114 Kč5.951.886 Kč
2291.896 Kč94.672 Kč5.857.214 Kč
3287.115 Kč99.453 Kč5.757.761 Kč
4282.088 Kč104.480 Kč5.653.281 Kč
5276.811 Kč109.757 Kč5.543.524 Kč
6271.262 Kč115.306 Kč5.428.218 Kč
7265.435 Kč121.133 Kč5.307.085 Kč
8259.314 Kč127.254 Kč5.179.831 Kč
9252.885 Kč133.683 Kč5.046.148 Kč
10246.128 Kč140.440 Kč4.905.708 Kč
11239.032 Kč147.536 Kč4.758.172 Kč
12231.576 Kč154.992 Kč4.603.180 Kč
13223.743 Kč162.825 Kč4.440.355 Kč
14215.515 Kč171.053 Kč4.269.302 Kč
15206.871 Kč179.697 Kč4.089.605 Kč
16197.792 Kč188.776 Kč3.900.829 Kč
17188.251 Kč198.317 Kč3.702.512 Kč
18178.229 Kč208.339 Kč3.494.173 Kč
19167.700 Kč218.868 Kč3.275.305 Kč
20156.641 Kč229.927 Kč3.045.378 Kč
21145.022 Kč241.546 Kč2.803.832 Kč
22132.815 Kč253.753 Kč2.550.079 Kč
23119.992 Kč266.576 Kč2.283.503 Kč
24106.521 Kč280.047 Kč2.003.456 Kč
2592.368 Kč294.200 Kč1.709.256 Kč
2677.502 Kč309.066 Kč1.400.190 Kč
2761.882 Kč324.686 Kč1.075.504 Kč
2845.475 Kč341.093 Kč734.411 Kč
2928.239 Kč358.329 Kč376.082 Kč
3010.132 Kč376.082 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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