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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

14,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.645 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.645 Kča month
Mortgage
5.560.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
956.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.111.838 Kč
Repaid in all
10.672.038 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
1272.813 Kč82.927 Kč5.477.273 Kč
2268.623 Kč87.117 Kč5.390.156 Kč
3264.220 Kč91.520 Kč5.298.636 Kč
4259.595 Kč96.145 Kč5.202.491 Kč
5254.738 Kč101.002 Kč5.101.489 Kč
6249.634 Kč106.106 Kč4.995.383 Kč
7244.271 Kč111.469 Kč4.883.914 Kč
8238.635 Kč117.105 Kč4.766.809 Kč
9232.719 Kč123.021 Kč4.643.788 Kč
10226.501 Kč129.239 Kč4.514.549 Kč
11219.972 Kč135.768 Kč4.378.781 Kč
12213.111 Kč142.629 Kč4.236.152 Kč
13205.905 Kč149.835 Kč4.086.317 Kč
14198.332 Kč157.408 Kč3.928.909 Kč
15190.378 Kč165.362 Kč3.763.547 Kč
16182.021 Kč173.719 Kč3.589.828 Kč
17173.242 Kč182.498 Kč3.407.330 Kč
18164.021 Kč191.719 Kč3.215.611 Kč
19154.332 Kč201.408 Kč3.014.203 Kč
20144.155 Kč211.585 Kč2.802.618 Kč
21133.460 Kč222.280 Kč2.580.338 Kč
22122.228 Kč233.512 Kč2.346.826 Kč
23110.426 Kč245.314 Kč2.101.512 Kč
2498.032 Kč257.708 Kč1.843.804 Kč
2585.009 Kč270.731 Kč1.573.073 Kč
2671.328 Kč284.412 Kč1.288.661 Kč
2756.956 Kč298.784 Kč989.877 Kč
2841.857 Kč313.883 Kč675.994 Kč
2925.993 Kč329.747 Kč346.247 Kč
309.331 Kč346.247 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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