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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 month28.503 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.503 Kča month
Mortgage
5.346.000 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
1.171.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.914.878 Kč
Repaid in all
10.260.878 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
1262.303 Kč79.733 Kč5.266.267 Kč
2258.271 Kč83.765 Kč5.182.502 Kč
3254.041 Kč87.995 Kč5.094.507 Kč
4249.594 Kč92.442 Kč5.002.065 Kč
5244.924 Kč97.112 Kč4.904.953 Kč
6240.016 Kč102.020 Kč4.802.933 Kč
7234.858 Kč107.178 Kč4.695.755 Kč
8229.443 Kč112.593 Kč4.583.162 Kč
9223.753 Kč118.283 Kč4.464.879 Kč
10217.776 Kč124.260 Kč4.340.619 Kč
11211.498 Kč130.538 Kč4.210.081 Kč
12204.902 Kč137.134 Kč4.072.947 Kč
13197.971 Kč144.065 Kč3.928.882 Kč
14190.691 Kč151.345 Kč3.777.537 Kč
15183.043 Kč158.993 Kč3.618.544 Kč
16175.008 Kč167.028 Kč3.451.516 Kč
17166.567 Kč175.469 Kč3.276.047 Kč
18157.702 Kč184.334 Kč3.091.713 Kč
19148.384 Kč193.652 Kč2.898.061 Kč
20138.599 Kč203.437 Kč2.694.624 Kč
21128.318 Kč213.718 Kč2.480.906 Kč
22117.518 Kč224.518 Kč2.256.388 Kč
23106.173 Kč235.863 Kč2.020.525 Kč
2494.254 Kč247.782 Kč1.772.743 Kč
2581.732 Kč260.304 Kč1.512.439 Kč
2668.577 Kč273.459 Kč1.238.980 Kč
2754.759 Kč287.277 Kč951.703 Kč
2840.243 Kč301.793 Kč649.910 Kč
2924.991 Kč317.045 Kč332.865 Kč
308.969 Kč332.865 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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