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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

29,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month24.387 Kč

Mortgage4,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
24.387 Kča month
Mortgage
4.574.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 54.194 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
70,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.943.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.205.149 Kč
Repaid in all
8.779.149 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
1224.427 Kč68.217 Kč4.505.783 Kč
2220.978 Kč71.666 Kč4.434.117 Kč
3217.357 Kč75.287 Kč4.358.830 Kč
4213.552 Kč79.092 Kč4.279.738 Kč
5209.552 Kč83.092 Kč4.196.646 Kč
6205.356 Kč87.288 Kč4.109.358 Kč
7200.944 Kč91.700 Kč4.017.658 Kč
8196.310 Kč96.334 Kč3.921.324 Kč
9191.443 Kč101.201 Kč3.820.123 Kč
10186.329 Kč106.315 Kč3.713.808 Kč
11180.957 Kč111.687 Kč3.602.121 Kč
12175.311 Kč117.333 Kč3.484.788 Kč
13169.382 Kč123.262 Kč3.361.526 Kč
14163.154 Kč129.490 Kč3.232.036 Kč
15156.611 Kč136.033 Kč3.096.003 Kč
16149.736 Kč142.908 Kč2.953.095 Kč
17142.514 Kč150.130 Kč2.802.965 Kč
18134.928 Kč157.716 Kč2.645.249 Kč
19126.958 Kč165.686 Kč2.479.563 Kč
20118.586 Kč174.058 Kč2.305.505 Kč
21109.787 Kč182.857 Kč2.122.648 Kč
22100.548 Kč192.096 Kč1.930.552 Kč
2390.840 Kč201.804 Kč1.728.748 Kč
2480.644 Kč212.000 Kč1.516.748 Kč
2569.929 Kč222.715 Kč1.294.033 Kč
2658.675 Kč233.969 Kč1.060.064 Kč
2746.852 Kč245.792 Kč814.272 Kč
2834.431 Kč258.213 Kč556.059 Kč
2921.383 Kč271.261 Kč284.798 Kč
307.675 Kč284.798 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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