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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

27,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.144 Kč

Mortgage4,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.144 Kča month
Mortgage
4.716.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 55.876 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
72,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.801.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.335.759 Kč
Repaid in all
9.051.759 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
1231.391 Kč70.337 Kč4.645.663 Kč
2227.838 Kč73.890 Kč4.571.773 Kč
3224.102 Kč77.626 Kč4.494.147 Kč
4220.182 Kč81.546 Kč4.412.601 Kč
5216.061 Kč85.667 Kč4.326.934 Kč
6211.732 Kč89.996 Kč4.236.938 Kč
7207.183 Kč94.545 Kč4.142.393 Kč
8202.408 Kč99.320 Kč4.043.073 Kč
9197.388 Kč104.340 Kč3.938.733 Kč
10192.115 Kč109.613 Kč3.829.120 Kč
11186.577 Kč115.151 Kč3.713.969 Kč
12180.757 Kč120.971 Kč3.592.998 Kč
13174.643 Kč127.085 Kč3.465.913 Kč
14168.220 Kč133.508 Kč3.332.405 Kč
15161.472 Kč140.256 Kč3.192.149 Kč
16154.386 Kč147.342 Kč3.044.807 Kč
17146.942 Kč154.786 Kč2.890.021 Kč
18139.119 Kč162.609 Kč2.727.412 Kč
19130.902 Kč170.826 Kč2.556.586 Kč
20122.268 Kč179.460 Kč2.377.126 Kč
21113.200 Kč188.528 Kč2.188.598 Kč
22103.673 Kč198.055 Kč1.990.543 Kč
2393.665 Kč208.063 Kč1.782.480 Kč
2483.150 Kč218.578 Kč1.563.902 Kč
2572.103 Kč229.625 Kč1.334.277 Kč
2660.500 Kč241.228 Kč1.093.049 Kč
2748.310 Kč253.418 Kč839.631 Kč
2835.504 Kč266.224 Kč573.407 Kč
2922.051 Kč279.677 Kč293.730 Kč
307.917 Kč293.730 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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