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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

7,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.107 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.107 Kča month
Mortgage
6.022.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
92,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
495.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.536.452 Kč
Repaid in all
11.558.452 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
1295.471 Kč89.813 Kč5.932.187 Kč
2290.932 Kč94.352 Kč5.837.835 Kč
3286.165 Kč99.119 Kč5.738.716 Kč
4281.155 Kč104.129 Kč5.634.587 Kč
5275.894 Kč109.390 Kč5.525.197 Kč
6270.366 Kč114.918 Kč5.410.279 Kč
7264.558 Kč120.726 Kč5.289.553 Kč
8258.457 Kč126.827 Kč5.162.726 Kč
9252.049 Kč133.235 Kč5.029.491 Kč
10245.317 Kč139.967 Kč4.889.524 Kč
11238.243 Kč147.041 Kč4.742.483 Kč
12230.811 Kč154.473 Kč4.588.010 Kč
13223.005 Kč162.279 Kč4.425.731 Kč
14214.805 Kč170.479 Kč4.255.252 Kč
15206.191 Kč179.093 Kč4.076.159 Kč
16197.140 Kč188.144 Kč3.888.015 Kč
17187.633 Kč197.651 Kč3.690.364 Kč
18177.645 Kč207.639 Kč3.482.725 Kč
19167.152 Kč218.132 Kč3.264.593 Kč
20156.128 Kč229.156 Kč3.035.437 Kč
21144.548 Kč240.736 Kč2.794.701 Kč
22132.384 Kč252.900 Kč2.541.801 Kč
23119.604 Kč265.680 Kč2.276.121 Kč
24106.176 Kč279.108 Kč1.997.013 Kč
2592.072 Kč293.212 Kč1.703.801 Kč
2677.257 Kč308.027 Kč1.395.774 Kč
2761.688 Kč323.596 Kč1.072.178 Kč
2845.338 Kč339.946 Kč732.232 Kč
2928.158 Kč357.126 Kč375.106 Kč
3010.110 Kč375.106 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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