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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

24 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.349 Kč

Mortgage4,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.349 Kča month
Mortgage
4.942.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 58.554 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
76 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.575.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.543.475 Kč
Repaid in all
9.485.475 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
1242.481 Kč73.707 Kč4.868.293 Kč
2238.757 Kč77.431 Kč4.790.862 Kč
3234.843 Kč81.345 Kč4.709.517 Kč
4230.733 Kč85.455 Kč4.624.062 Kč
5226.414 Kč89.774 Kč4.534.288 Kč
6221.878 Kč94.310 Kč4.439.978 Kč
7217.110 Kč99.078 Kč4.340.900 Kč
8212.105 Kč104.083 Kč4.236.817 Kč
9206.846 Kč109.342 Kč4.127.475 Kč
10201.318 Kč114.870 Kč4.012.605 Kč
11195.515 Kč120.673 Kč3.891.932 Kč
12189.417 Kč126.771 Kč3.765.161 Kč
13183.008 Kč133.180 Kč3.631.981 Kč
14176.281 Kč139.907 Kč3.492.074 Kč
15169.210 Kč146.978 Kč3.345.096 Kč
16161.784 Kč154.404 Kč3.190.692 Kč
17153.980 Kč162.208 Kč3.028.484 Kč
18145.782 Kč170.406 Kč2.858.078 Kč
19137.172 Kč179.016 Kč2.679.062 Kč
20128.126 Kč188.062 Kč2.491.000 Kč
21118.623 Kč197.565 Kč2.293.435 Kč
22108.637 Kč207.551 Kč2.085.884 Kč
2398.151 Kč218.037 Kč1.867.847 Kč
2487.131 Kč229.057 Kč1.638.790 Kč
2575.556 Kč240.632 Kč1.398.158 Kč
2663.397 Kč252.791 Kč1.145.367 Kč
2750.622 Kč265.566 Kč879.801 Kč
2837.201 Kč278.987 Kč600.814 Kč
2923.104 Kč293.084 Kč307.730 Kč
308.293 Kč307.730 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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