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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

16,3 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.004 Kč

Mortgage5,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.004 Kča month
Mortgage
5.440.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
83,7 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.077.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.001.404 Kč
Repaid in all
10.441.404 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
1266.915 Kč81.133 Kč5.358.867 Kč
2262.816 Kč85.232 Kč5.273.635 Kč
3258.509 Kč89.539 Kč5.184.096 Kč
4253.984 Kč94.064 Kč5.090.032 Kč
5249.231 Kč98.817 Kč4.991.215 Kč
6244.236 Kč103.812 Kč4.887.403 Kč
7238.991 Kč109.057 Kč4.778.346 Kč
8233.478 Kč114.570 Kč4.663.776 Kč
9227.691 Kč120.357 Kč4.543.419 Kč
10221.609 Kč126.439 Kč4.416.980 Kč
11215.219 Kč132.829 Kč4.284.151 Kč
12208.507 Kč139.541 Kč4.144.610 Kč
13201.454 Kč146.594 Kč3.998.016 Kč
14194.045 Kč154.003 Kč3.844.013 Kč
15186.264 Kč161.784 Kč3.682.229 Kč
16178.089 Kč169.959 Kč3.512.270 Kč
17169.499 Kč178.549 Kč3.333.721 Kč
18160.476 Kč187.572 Kč3.146.149 Kč
19150.999 Kč197.049 Kč2.949.100 Kč
20141.038 Kč207.010 Kč2.742.090 Kč
21130.578 Kč217.470 Kč2.524.620 Kč
22119.590 Kč228.458 Kč2.296.162 Kč
23108.046 Kč240.002 Kč2.056.160 Kč
2495.916 Kč252.132 Kč1.804.028 Kč
2583.177 Kč264.871 Kč1.539.157 Kč
2669.791 Kč278.257 Kč1.260.900 Kč
2755.728 Kč292.320 Kč968.580 Kč
2840.955 Kč307.093 Kč661.487 Kč
2925.437 Kč322.611 Kč338.876 Kč
309.136 Kč338.876 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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