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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

9,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month31.353 Kč

Mortgage5,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
31.353 Kča month
Mortgage
5.880.500 Kč

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

Loan to value
90,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
636.500 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.406.183 Kč
Repaid in all
11.286.683 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
1288.529 Kč87.707 Kč5.792.793 Kč
2284.096 Kč92.140 Kč5.700.653 Kč
3279.441 Kč96.795 Kč5.603.858 Kč
4274.547 Kč101.689 Kč5.502.169 Kč
5269.411 Kč106.825 Kč5.395.344 Kč
6264.009 Kč112.227 Kč5.283.117 Kč
7258.342 Kč117.894 Kč5.165.223 Kč
8252.381 Kč123.855 Kč5.041.368 Kč
9246.123 Kč130.113 Kč4.911.255 Kč
10239.549 Kč136.687 Kč4.774.568 Kč
11232.641 Kč143.595 Kč4.630.973 Kč
12225.387 Kč150.849 Kč4.480.124 Kč
13217.762 Kč158.474 Kč4.321.650 Kč
14209.754 Kč166.482 Kč4.155.168 Kč
15201.341 Kč174.895 Kč3.980.273 Kč
16192.503 Kč183.733 Kč3.796.540 Kč
17183.218 Kč193.018 Kč3.603.522 Kč
18173.464 Kč202.772 Kč3.400.750 Kč
19163.218 Kč213.018 Kč3.187.732 Kč
20152.452 Kč223.784 Kč2.963.948 Kč
21141.144 Kč235.092 Kč2.728.856 Kč
22129.264 Kč246.972 Kč2.481.884 Kč
23116.783 Kč259.453 Kč2.222.431 Kč
24103.673 Kč272.563 Kč1.949.868 Kč
2589.899 Kč286.337 Kč1.663.531 Kč
2675.427 Kč300.809 Kč1.362.722 Kč
2760.227 Kč316.009 Kč1.046.713 Kč
2844.259 Kč331.977 Kč714.736 Kč
2927.481 Kč348.755 Kč365.981 Kč
309.858 Kč365.981 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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