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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

11,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.774 Kč

Mortgage5,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.774 Kča month
Mortgage
5.772.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
88,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
745.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.306.678 Kč
Repaid in all
11.078.678 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
1283.204 Kč86.084 Kč5.685.916 Kč
2278.855 Kč90.433 Kč5.595.483 Kč
3274.286 Kč95.002 Kč5.500.481 Kč
4269.485 Kč99.803 Kč5.400.678 Kč
5264.442 Kč104.846 Kč5.295.832 Kč
6259.141 Kč110.147 Kč5.185.685 Kč
7253.578 Kč115.710 Kč5.069.975 Kč
8247.729 Kč121.559 Kč4.948.416 Kč
9241.585 Kč127.703 Kč4.820.713 Kč
10235.132 Kč134.156 Kč4.686.557 Kč
11228.354 Kč140.934 Kč4.545.623 Kč
12221.232 Kč148.056 Kč4.397.567 Kč
13213.749 Kč155.539 Kč4.242.028 Kč
14205.890 Kč163.398 Kč4.078.630 Kč
15197.632 Kč171.656 Kč3.906.974 Kč
16188.959 Kč180.329 Kč3.726.645 Kč
17179.845 Kč189.443 Kč3.537.202 Kč
18170.272 Kč199.016 Kč3.338.186 Kč
19160.215 Kč209.073 Kč3.129.113 Kč
20149.651 Kč219.637 Kč2.909.476 Kč
21138.548 Kč230.740 Kč2.678.736 Kč
22126.891 Kč242.397 Kč2.436.339 Kč
23114.640 Kč254.648 Kč2.181.691 Kč
24101.770 Kč267.518 Kč1.914.173 Kč
2588.255 Kč281.033 Kč1.633.140 Kč
2674.052 Kč295.236 Kč1.337.904 Kč
2759.133 Kč310.155 Kč1.027.749 Kč
2843.461 Kč325.827 Kč701.922 Kč
2926.996 Kč342.292 Kč359.630 Kč
309.696 Kč359.630 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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