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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

15,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.324 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.324 Kča month
Mortgage
5.500.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
84,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.017.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.056.521 Kč
Repaid in all
10.556.521 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
1269.860 Kč82.028 Kč5.417.972 Kč
2265.714 Kč86.174 Kč5.331.798 Kč
3261.358 Kč90.530 Kč5.241.268 Kč
4256.786 Kč95.102 Kč5.146.166 Kč
5251.979 Kč99.909 Kč5.046.257 Kč
6246.930 Kč104.958 Kč4.941.299 Kč
7241.627 Kč110.261 Kč4.831.038 Kč
8236.053 Kč115.835 Kč4.715.203 Kč
9230.202 Kč121.686 Kč4.593.517 Kč
10224.051 Kč127.837 Kč4.465.680 Kč
11217.592 Kč134.296 Kč4.331.384 Kč
12210.805 Kč141.083 Kč4.190.301 Kč
13203.674 Kč148.214 Kč4.042.087 Kč
14196.186 Kč155.702 Kč3.886.385 Kč
15188.316 Kč163.572 Kč3.722.813 Kč
16180.051 Kč171.837 Kč3.550.976 Kč
17171.367 Kč180.521 Kč3.370.455 Kč
18162.243 Kč189.645 Kč3.180.810 Kč
19152.661 Kč199.227 Kč2.981.583 Kč
20142.595 Kč209.293 Kč2.772.290 Kč
21132.018 Kč219.870 Kč2.552.420 Kč
22120.906 Kč230.982 Kč2.321.438 Kč
23109.234 Kč242.654 Kč2.078.784 Kč
2496.972 Kč254.916 Kč1.823.868 Kč
2584.090 Kč267.798 Kč1.556.070 Kč
2670.557 Kč281.331 Kč1.274.739 Kč
2756.341 Kč295.547 Kč979.192 Kč
2841.404 Kč310.484 Kč668.708 Kč
2925.716 Kč326.172 Kč342.536 Kč
309.233 Kč342.536 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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