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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

19,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.002 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.002 Kča month
Mortgage
5.252.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
80,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.265.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.828.391 Kč
Repaid in all
10.080.391 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
1257.691 Kč78.333 Kč5.173.667 Kč
2253.732 Kč82.292 Kč5.091.375 Kč
3249.573 Kč86.451 Kč5.004.924 Kč
4245.206 Kč90.818 Kč4.914.106 Kč
5240.616 Kč95.408 Kč4.818.698 Kč
6235.796 Kč100.228 Kč4.718.470 Kč
7230.729 Kč105.295 Kč4.613.175 Kč
8225.409 Kč110.615 Kč4.502.560 Kč
9219.819 Kč116.205 Kč4.386.355 Kč
10213.946 Kč122.078 Kč4.264.277 Kč
11207.779 Kč128.245 Kč4.136.032 Kč
12201.296 Kč134.728 Kč4.001.304 Kč
13194.489 Kč141.535 Kč3.859.769 Kč
14187.335 Kč148.689 Kč3.711.080 Kč
15179.821 Kč156.203 Kč3.554.877 Kč
16171.929 Kč164.095 Kč3.390.782 Kč
17163.638 Kč172.386 Kč3.218.396 Kč
18154.924 Kč181.100 Kč3.037.296 Kč
19145.775 Kč190.249 Kč2.847.047 Kč
20136.158 Kč199.866 Kč2.647.181 Kč
21126.059 Kč209.965 Kč2.437.216 Kč
22115.448 Kč220.576 Kč2.216.640 Kč
23104.300 Kč231.724 Kč1.984.916 Kč
2492.594 Kč243.430 Kč1.741.486 Kč
2580.289 Kč255.735 Kč1.485.751 Kč
2667.368 Kč268.656 Kč1.217.095 Kč
2753.791 Kč282.233 Kč934.862 Kč
2839.530 Kč296.494 Kč638.368 Kč
2924.546 Kč311.478 Kč326.890 Kč
308.805 Kč326.890 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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