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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

20,3 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.618 Kč

Mortgage5,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.618 Kča month
Mortgage
5.180.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 61.374 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
79,7 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.337.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.762.226 Kč
Repaid in all
9.942.226 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
1254.156 Kč77.260 Kč5.102.740 Kč
2250.253 Kč81.163 Kč5.021.577 Kč
3246.154 Kč85.262 Kč4.936.315 Kč
4241.843 Kč89.573 Kč4.846.742 Kč
5237.316 Kč94.100 Kč4.752.642 Kč
6232.563 Kč98.853 Kč4.653.789 Kč
7227.565 Kč103.851 Kč4.549.938 Kč
8222.319 Kč109.097 Kč4.440.841 Kč
9216.806 Kč114.610 Kč4.326.231 Kč
10211.013 Kč120.403 Kč4.205.828 Kč
11204.930 Kč126.486 Kč4.079.342 Kč
12198.538 Kč132.878 Kč3.946.464 Kč
13191.820 Kč139.596 Kč3.806.868 Kč
14184.768 Kč146.648 Kč3.660.220 Kč
15177.358 Kč154.058 Kč3.506.162 Kč
16169.572 Kč161.844 Kč3.344.318 Kč
17161.394 Kč170.022 Kč3.174.296 Kč
18152.801 Kč178.615 Kč2.995.681 Kč
19143.775 Kč187.641 Kč2.808.040 Kč
20134.294 Kč197.122 Kč2.610.918 Kč
21124.332 Kč207.084 Kč2.403.834 Kč
22113.870 Kč217.546 Kč2.186.288 Kč
23102.875 Kč228.541 Kč1.957.747 Kč
2491.324 Kč240.092 Kč1.717.655 Kč
2579.192 Kč252.224 Kč1.465.431 Kč
2666.447 Kč264.969 Kč1.200.462 Kč
2753.057 Kč278.359 Kč922.103 Kč
2838.990 Kč292.426 Kč629.677 Kč
2924.214 Kč307.202 Kč322.475 Kč
308.687 Kč322.475 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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