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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

11,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.593 Kč

Mortgage5,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.593 Kča month
Mortgage
5.738.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
88,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
779.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.275.284 Kč
Repaid in all
11.013.284 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
1281.536 Kč85.580 Kč5.652.420 Kč
2277.211 Kč89.905 Kč5.562.515 Kč
3272.669 Kč94.447 Kč5.468.068 Kč
4267.896 Kč99.220 Kč5.368.848 Kč
5262.883 Kč104.233 Kč5.264.615 Kč
6257.616 Kč109.500 Kč5.155.115 Kč
7252.082 Kč115.034 Kč5.040.081 Kč
8246.267 Kč120.849 Kč4.919.232 Kč
9240.161 Kč126.955 Kč4.792.277 Kč
10233.745 Kč133.371 Kč4.658.906 Kč
11227.005 Kč140.111 Kč4.518.795 Kč
12219.927 Kč147.189 Kč4.371.606 Kč
13212.488 Kč154.628 Kč4.216.978 Kč
14204.674 Kč162.442 Kč4.054.536 Kč
15196.466 Kč170.650 Kč3.883.886 Kč
16187.844 Kč179.272 Kč3.704.614 Kč
17178.781 Kč188.335 Kč3.516.279 Kč
18169.262 Kč197.854 Kč3.318.425 Kč
19159.265 Kč207.851 Kč3.110.574 Kč
20148.761 Kč218.355 Kč2.892.219 Kč
21137.727 Kč229.389 Kč2.662.830 Kč
22126.138 Kč240.978 Kč2.421.852 Kč
23113.958 Kč253.158 Kč2.168.694 Kč
24101.166 Kč265.950 Kč1.902.744 Kč
2587.727 Kč279.389 Kč1.623.355 Kč
2673.608 Kč293.508 Kč1.329.847 Kč
2758.774 Kč308.342 Kč1.021.505 Kč
2843.194 Kč323.922 Kč697.583 Kč
2926.824 Kč340.292 Kč357.291 Kč
309.629 Kč357.291 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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