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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

27,3 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.187 Kč

Mortgage4,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.187 Kča month
Mortgage
4.724.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 55.972 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
72,7 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.793.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.342.909 Kč
Repaid in all
9.066.909 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
1231.785 Kč70.459 Kč4.653.541 Kč
2228.223 Kč74.021 Kč4.579.520 Kč
3224.484 Kč77.760 Kč4.501.760 Kč
4220.554 Kč81.690 Kč4.420.070 Kč
5216.425 Kč85.819 Kč4.334.251 Kč
6212.088 Kč90.156 Kč4.244.095 Kč
7207.534 Kč94.710 Kč4.149.385 Kč
8202.746 Kč99.498 Kč4.049.887 Kč
9197.719 Kč104.525 Kč3.945.362 Kč
10192.439 Kč109.805 Kč3.835.557 Kč
11186.889 Kč115.355 Kč3.720.202 Kč
12181.057 Kč121.187 Kč3.599.015 Kč
13174.933 Kč127.311 Kč3.471.704 Kč
14168.501 Kč133.743 Kč3.337.961 Kč
15161.742 Kč140.502 Kč3.197.459 Kč
16154.643 Kč147.601 Kč3.049.858 Kč
17147.182 Kč155.062 Kč2.894.796 Kč
18139.347 Kč162.897 Kč2.731.899 Kč
19131.115 Kč171.129 Kč2.560.770 Kč
20122.469 Kč179.775 Kč2.380.995 Kč
21113.384 Kč188.860 Kč2.192.135 Kč
22103.839 Kč198.405 Kč1.993.730 Kč
2393.813 Kč208.431 Kč1.785.299 Kč
2483.278 Kč218.966 Kč1.566.333 Kč
2572.214 Kč230.030 Kč1.336.303 Kč
2660.592 Kč241.652 Kč1.094.651 Kč
2748.378 Kč253.866 Kč840.785 Kč
2835.549 Kč266.695 Kč574.090 Kč
2922.072 Kč280.172 Kč293.918 Kč
307.915 Kč293.918 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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