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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

35,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month22.307 Kč

Mortgage4,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
22.307 Kča month
Mortgage
4.184.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 49.572 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
64,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.333.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.846.870 Kč
Repaid in all
8.030.870 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
1205.289 Kč62.395 Kč4.121.605 Kč
2202.134 Kč65.550 Kč4.056.055 Kč
3198.822 Kč68.862 Kč3.987.193 Kč
4195.345 Kč72.339 Kč3.914.854 Kč
5191.690 Kč75.994 Kč3.838.860 Kč
6187.850 Kč79.834 Kč3.759.026 Kč
7183.813 Kč83.871 Kč3.675.155 Kč
8179.574 Kč88.110 Kč3.587.045 Kč
9175.123 Kč92.561 Kč3.494.484 Kč
10170.444 Kč97.240 Kč3.397.244 Kč
11165.532 Kč102.152 Kč3.295.092 Kč
12160.371 Kč107.313 Kč3.187.779 Kč
13154.945 Kč112.739 Kč3.075.040 Kč
14149.249 Kč118.435 Kč2.956.605 Kč
15143.265 Kč124.419 Kč2.832.186 Kč
16136.976 Kč130.708 Kč2.701.478 Kč
17130.372 Kč137.312 Kč2.564.166 Kč
18123.433 Kč144.251 Kč2.419.915 Kč
19116.143 Kč151.541 Kč2.268.374 Kč
20108.485 Kč159.199 Kč2.109.175 Kč
21100.441 Kč167.243 Kč1.941.932 Kč
2291.988 Kč175.696 Kč1.766.236 Kč
2383.111 Kč184.573 Kč1.581.663 Kč
2473.781 Kč193.903 Kč1.387.760 Kč
2563.986 Kč203.698 Kč1.184.062 Kč
2653.692 Kč213.992 Kč970.070 Kč
2742.875 Kč224.809 Kč745.261 Kč
2831.516 Kč236.168 Kč509.093 Kč
2919.580 Kč248.104 Kč260.989 Kč
307.045 Kč260.989 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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