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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

28,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month24.675 Kč

Mortgage4,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
24.675 Kča month
Mortgage
4.628.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 54.834 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
71,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.889.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.254.731 Kč
Repaid in all
8.882.731 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
1227.075 Kč69.025 Kč4.558.975 Kč
2223.585 Kč72.515 Kč4.486.460 Kč
3219.920 Kč76.180 Kč4.410.280 Kč
4216.072 Kč80.028 Kč4.330.252 Kč
5212.027 Kč84.073 Kč4.246.179 Kč
6207.780 Kč88.320 Kč4.157.859 Kč
7203.317 Kč92.783 Kč4.065.076 Kč
8198.628 Kč97.472 Kč3.967.604 Kč
9193.701 Kč102.399 Kč3.865.205 Kč
10188.528 Kč107.572 Kč3.757.633 Kč
11183.090 Kč113.010 Kč3.644.623 Kč
12177.381 Kč118.719 Kč3.525.904 Kč
13171.381 Kč124.719 Kč3.401.185 Kč
14165.079 Kč131.021 Kč3.270.164 Kč
15158.457 Kč137.643 Kč3.132.521 Kč
16151.502 Kč144.598 Kč2.987.923 Kč
17144.192 Kč151.908 Kč2.836.015 Kč
18136.520 Kč159.580 Kč2.676.435 Kč
19128.456 Kč167.644 Kč2.508.791 Kč
20119.981 Kč176.119 Kč2.332.672 Kč
21111.082 Kč185.018 Kč2.147.654 Kč
22101.733 Kč194.367 Kč1.953.287 Kč
2391.910 Kč204.190 Kč1.749.097 Kč
2481.593 Kč214.507 Kč1.534.590 Kč
2570.752 Kč225.348 Kč1.309.242 Kč
2659.363 Kč236.737 Kč1.072.505 Kč
2747.401 Kč248.699 Kč823.806 Kč
2834.833 Kč261.267 Kč562.539 Kč
2921.631 Kč274.469 Kč288.070 Kč
307.761 Kč288.070 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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