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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

14,3 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.708 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.708 Kča month
Mortgage
5.572.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,7 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
945.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.122.645 Kč
Repaid in all
10.694.645 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
1273.392 Kč83.104 Kč5.488.896 Kč
2269.191 Kč87.305 Kč5.401.591 Kč
3264.781 Kč91.715 Kč5.309.876 Kč
4260.146 Kč96.350 Kč5.213.526 Kč
5255.277 Kč101.219 Kč5.112.307 Kč
6250.160 Kč106.336 Kč5.005.971 Kč
7244.787 Kč111.709 Kč4.894.262 Kč
8239.143 Kč117.353 Kč4.776.909 Kč
9233.214 Kč123.282 Kč4.653.627 Kč
10226.983 Kč129.513 Kč4.524.114 Kč
11220.439 Kč136.057 Kč4.388.057 Kč
12213.563 Kč142.933 Kč4.245.124 Kč
13206.339 Kč150.157 Kč4.094.967 Kč
14198.754 Kč157.742 Kč3.937.225 Kč
15190.780 Kč165.716 Kč3.771.509 Kč
16182.405 Kč174.091 Kč3.597.418 Kč
17173.610 Kč182.886 Kč3.414.532 Kč
18164.366 Kč192.130 Kč3.222.402 Kč
19154.657 Kč201.839 Kč3.020.563 Kč
20144.458 Kč212.038 Kč2.808.525 Kč
21133.742 Kč222.754 Kč2.585.771 Kč
22122.486 Kč234.010 Kč2.351.761 Kč
23110.661 Kč245.835 Kč2.105.926 Kč
2498.237 Kč258.259 Kč1.847.667 Kč
2585.187 Kč271.309 Kč1.576.358 Kč
2671.477 Kč285.019 Kč1.291.339 Kč
2757.073 Kč299.423 Kč991.916 Kč
2841.943 Kč314.553 Kč677.363 Kč
2926.047 Kč330.449 Kč346.914 Kč
309.347 Kč346.914 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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