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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

17,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.492 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.492 Kča month
Mortgage
5.344.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
82,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.173.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.913.196 Kč
Repaid in all
10.257.196 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
1262.205 Kč79.699 Kč5.264.301 Kč
2258.175 Kč83.729 Kč5.180.572 Kč
3253.947 Kč87.957 Kč5.092.615 Kč
4249.502 Kč92.402 Kč5.000.213 Kč
5244.832 Kč97.072 Kč4.903.141 Kč
6239.927 Kč101.977 Kč4.801.164 Kč
7234.774 Kč107.130 Kč4.694.034 Kč
8229.359 Kč112.545 Kč4.581.489 Kč
9223.673 Kč118.231 Kč4.463.258 Kč
10217.698 Kč124.206 Kč4.339.052 Kč
11211.421 Kč130.483 Kč4.208.569 Kč
12204.827 Kč137.077 Kč4.071.492 Kč
13197.902 Kč144.002 Kč3.927.490 Kč
14190.621 Kč151.283 Kč3.776.207 Kč
15182.979 Kč158.925 Kč3.617.282 Kč
16174.947 Kč166.957 Kč3.450.325 Kč
17166.510 Kč175.394 Kč3.274.931 Kč
18157.646 Kč184.258 Kč3.090.673 Kč
19148.334 Kč193.570 Kč2.897.103 Kč
20138.554 Kč203.350 Kč2.693.753 Kč
21128.278 Kč213.626 Kč2.480.127 Kč
22117.482 Kč224.422 Kč2.255.705 Kč
23106.143 Kč235.761 Kč2.019.944 Kč
2494.226 Kč247.678 Kč1.772.266 Kč
2581.712 Kč260.192 Kč1.512.074 Kč
2668.564 Kč273.340 Kč1.238.734 Kč
2754.748 Kč287.156 Kč951.578 Kč
2840.238 Kč301.666 Kč649.912 Kč
2924.993 Kč316.911 Kč333.001 Kč
308.979 Kč333.001 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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