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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

14,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.782 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.782 Kča month
Mortgage
5.586.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
931.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.135.808 Kč
Repaid in all
10.721.808 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
1274.080 Kč83.304 Kč5.502.696 Kč
2269.870 Kč87.514 Kč5.415.182 Kč
3265.446 Kč91.938 Kč5.323.244 Kč
4260.801 Kč96.583 Kč5.226.661 Kč
5255.918 Kč101.466 Kč5.125.195 Kč
6250.794 Kč106.590 Kč5.018.605 Kč
7245.406 Kč111.978 Kč4.906.627 Kč
8239.747 Kč117.637 Kč4.788.990 Kč
9233.802 Kč123.582 Kč4.665.408 Kč
10227.558 Kč129.826 Kč4.535.582 Kč
11220.997 Kč136.387 Kč4.399.195 Kč
12214.105 Kč143.279 Kč4.255.916 Kč
13206.863 Kč150.521 Kč4.105.395 Kč
14199.258 Kč158.126 Kč3.947.269 Kč
15191.268 Kč166.116 Kč3.781.153 Kč
16182.873 Kč174.511 Kč3.606.642 Kč
17174.054 Kč183.330 Kč3.423.312 Kč
18164.790 Kč192.594 Kč3.230.718 Kč
19155.058 Kč202.326 Kč3.028.392 Kč
20144.834 Kč212.550 Kč2.815.842 Kč
21134.091 Kč223.293 Kč2.592.549 Kč
22122.808 Kč234.576 Kč2.357.973 Kč
23110.952 Kč246.432 Kč2.111.541 Kč
2498.502 Kč258.882 Kč1.852.659 Kč
2585.420 Kč271.964 Kč1.580.695 Kč
2671.675 Kč285.709 Kč1.294.986 Kč
2757.238 Kč300.146 Kč994.840 Kč
2842.069 Kč315.315 Kč679.525 Kč
2926.135 Kč331.249 Kč348.276 Kč
309.396 Kč348.276 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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