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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

25,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.762 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.762 Kča month
Mortgage
4.832.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 57.249 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
74,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.685.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.442.593 Kč
Repaid in all
9.274.593 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
1237.084 Kč72.060 Kč4.759.940 Kč
2233.442 Kč75.702 Kč4.684.238 Kč
3229.616 Kč79.528 Kč4.604.710 Kč
4225.598 Kč83.546 Kč4.521.164 Kč
5221.377 Kč87.767 Kč4.433.397 Kč
6216.942 Kč92.202 Kč4.341.195 Kč
7212.280 Kč96.864 Kč4.244.331 Kč
8207.386 Kč101.758 Kč4.142.573 Kč
9202.246 Kč106.898 Kč4.035.675 Kč
10196.844 Kč112.300 Kč3.923.375 Kč
11191.167 Kč117.977 Kč3.805.398 Kč
12185.205 Kč123.939 Kč3.681.459 Kč
13178.944 Kč130.200 Kč3.551.259 Kč
14172.361 Kč136.783 Kč3.414.476 Kč
15165.449 Kč143.695 Kč3.270.781 Kč
16158.190 Kč150.954 Kč3.119.827 Kč
17150.561 Kč158.583 Kč2.961.244 Kč
18142.547 Kč166.597 Kč2.794.647 Kč
19134.130 Kč175.014 Kč2.619.633 Kč
20125.283 Kč183.861 Kč2.435.772 Kč
21115.993 Kč193.151 Kč2.242.621 Kč
22106.233 Kč202.911 Kč2.039.710 Kč
2395.978 Kč213.166 Kč1.826.544 Kč
2485.206 Kč223.938 Kč1.602.606 Kč
2573.889 Kč235.255 Kč1.367.351 Kč
2662.001 Kč247.143 Kč1.120.208 Kč
2749.513 Kč259.631 Kč860.577 Kč
2836.392 Kč272.752 Kč587.825 Kč
2922.608 Kč286.536 Kč301.289 Kč
308.128 Kč301.289 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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