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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

6,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.501 Kč

Mortgage6,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.501 Kča month
Mortgage
6.096.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
93,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
421.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.604.750 Kč
Repaid in all
11.700.750 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
1299.102 Kč90.910 Kč6.005.090 Kč
2294.508 Kč95.504 Kč5.909.586 Kč
3289.681 Kč100.331 Kč5.809.255 Kč
4284.612 Kč105.400 Kč5.703.855 Kč
5279.286 Kč110.726 Kč5.593.129 Kč
6273.691 Kč116.321 Kč5.476.808 Kč
7267.813 Kč122.199 Kč5.354.609 Kč
8261.637 Kč128.375 Kč5.226.234 Kč
9255.150 Kč134.862 Kč5.091.372 Kč
10248.333 Kč141.679 Kč4.949.693 Kč
11241.175 Kč148.837 Kč4.800.856 Kč
12233.654 Kč156.358 Kč4.644.498 Kč
13225.752 Kč164.260 Kč4.480.238 Kč
14217.453 Kč172.559 Kč4.307.679 Kč
15208.731 Kč181.281 Kč4.126.398 Kč
16199.571 Kč190.441 Kč3.935.957 Kč
17189.948 Kč200.064 Kč3.735.893 Kč
18179.836 Kč210.176 Kč3.525.717 Kč
19169.215 Kč220.797 Kč3.304.920 Kč
20158.058 Kč231.954 Kč3.072.966 Kč
21146.336 Kč243.676 Kč2.829.290 Kč
22134.022 Kč255.990 Kč2.573.300 Kč
23121.086 Kč268.926 Kč2.304.374 Kč
24107.495 Kč282.517 Kč2.021.857 Kč
2593.220 Kč296.792 Kč1.725.065 Kč
2678.222 Kč311.790 Kč1.413.275 Kč
2762.466 Kč327.546 Kč1.085.729 Kč
2845.914 Kč344.098 Kč741.631 Kč
2928.525 Kč361.487 Kč380.144 Kč
3010.258 Kč380.144 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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