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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

15,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.228 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.228 Kča month
Mortgage
5.482.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
84,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.035.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.039.952 Kč
Repaid in all
10.521.952 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
1268.976 Kč81.760 Kč5.400.240 Kč
2264.844 Kč85.892 Kč5.314.348 Kč
3260.505 Kč90.231 Kč5.224.117 Kč
4255.944 Kč94.792 Kč5.129.325 Kč
5251.154 Kč99.582 Kč5.029.743 Kč
6246.122 Kč104.614 Kč4.925.129 Kč
7240.835 Kč109.901 Kč4.815.228 Kč
8235.280 Kč115.456 Kč4.699.772 Kč
9229.447 Kč121.289 Kč4.578.483 Kč
10223.316 Kč127.420 Kč4.451.063 Kč
11216.878 Kč133.858 Kč4.317.205 Kč
12210.114 Kč140.622 Kč4.176.583 Kč
13203.007 Kč147.729 Kč4.028.854 Kč
14195.542 Kč155.194 Kč3.873.660 Kč
15187.702 Kč163.034 Kč3.710.626 Kč
16179.459 Kč171.277 Kč3.539.349 Kč
17170.807 Kč179.929 Kč3.359.420 Kč
18161.714 Kč189.022 Kč3.170.398 Kč
19152.162 Kč198.574 Kč2.971.824 Kč
20142.125 Kč208.611 Kč2.763.213 Kč
21131.586 Kč219.150 Kč2.544.063 Kč
22120.510 Kč230.226 Kč2.313.837 Kč
23108.875 Kč241.861 Kč2.071.976 Kč
2496.655 Kč254.081 Kč1.817.895 Kč
2583.813 Kč266.923 Kč1.550.972 Kč
2670.326 Kč280.410 Kč1.270.562 Kč
2756.155 Kč294.581 Kč975.981 Kč
2841.269 Kč309.467 Kč666.514 Kč
2925.630 Kč325.106 Kč341.408 Kč
309.200 Kč341.408 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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