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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

16,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.919 Kč

Mortgage5,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.919 Kča month
Mortgage
5.424.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
83,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.093.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.986.570 Kč
Repaid in all
10.410.570 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
1266.131 Kč80.897 Kč5.343.103 Kč
2262.042 Kč84.986 Kč5.258.117 Kč
3257.748 Kč89.280 Kč5.168.837 Kč
4253.236 Kč93.792 Kč5.075.045 Kč
5248.496 Kč98.532 Kč4.976.513 Kč
6243.518 Kč103.510 Kč4.873.003 Kč
7238.287 Kč108.741 Kč4.764.262 Kč
8232.792 Kč114.236 Kč4.650.026 Kč
9227.019 Kč120.009 Kč4.530.017 Kč
10220.953 Kč126.075 Kč4.403.942 Kč
11214.584 Kč132.444 Kč4.271.498 Kč
12207.890 Kč139.138 Kč4.132.360 Kč
13200.858 Kč146.170 Kč3.986.190 Kč
14193.474 Kč153.554 Kč3.832.636 Kč
15185.714 Kč161.314 Kč3.671.322 Kč
16177.561 Kč169.467 Kč3.501.855 Kč
17168.997 Kč178.031 Kč3.323.824 Kč
18160.000 Kč187.028 Kč3.136.796 Kč
19150.548 Kč196.480 Kč2.940.316 Kč
20140.620 Kč206.408 Kč2.733.908 Kč
21130.190 Kč216.838 Kč2.517.070 Kč
22119.233 Kč227.795 Kč2.289.275 Kč
23107.720 Kč239.308 Kč2.049.967 Kč
2495.628 Kč251.400 Kč1.798.567 Kč
2582.924 Kč264.104 Kč1.534.463 Kč
2669.577 Kč277.451 Kč1.257.012 Kč
2755.555 Kč291.473 Kč965.539 Kč
2840.826 Kč306.202 Kč659.337 Kč
2925.351 Kč321.677 Kč337.660 Kč
309.098 Kč337.660 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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