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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

18,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.353 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.353 Kča month
Mortgage
5.318.000 Kč

A bank may lend you at most 80 % of the price, so put down at least 1.300.000 Kč.

Loan to value
81,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.199.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.889.482 Kč
Repaid in all
10.207.482 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
1260.928 Kč79.308 Kč5.238.692 Kč
2256.921 Kč83.315 Kč5.155.377 Kč
3252.712 Kč87.524 Kč5.067.853 Kč
4248.290 Kč91.946 Kč4.975.907 Kč
5243.643 Kč96.593 Kč4.879.314 Kč
6238.760 Kč101.476 Kč4.777.838 Kč
7233.634 Kč106.602 Kč4.671.236 Kč
8228.246 Kč111.990 Kč4.559.246 Kč
9222.587 Kč117.649 Kč4.441.597 Kč
10216.642 Kč123.594 Kč4.318.003 Kč
11210.396 Kč129.840 Kč4.188.163 Kč
12203.835 Kč136.401 Kč4.051.762 Kč
13196.940 Kč143.296 Kč3.908.466 Kč
14189.701 Kč150.535 Kč3.757.931 Kč
15182.094 Kč158.142 Kč3.599.789 Kč
16174.099 Kč166.137 Kč3.433.652 Kč
17165.706 Kč174.530 Kč3.259.122 Kč
18156.885 Kč183.351 Kč3.075.771 Kč
19147.620 Kč192.616 Kč2.883.155 Kč
20137.888 Kč202.348 Kč2.680.807 Kč
21127.662 Kč212.574 Kč2.468.233 Kč
22116.919 Kč223.317 Kč2.244.916 Kč
23105.636 Kč234.600 Kč2.010.316 Kč
2493.780 Kč246.456 Kč1.763.860 Kč
2581.325 Kč258.911 Kč1.504.949 Kč
2668.241 Kč271.995 Kč1.232.954 Kč
2754.498 Kč285.738 Kč947.216 Kč
2840.056 Kč300.180 Kč647.036 Kč
2924.887 Kč315.349 Kč331.687 Kč
308.951 Kč331.687 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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