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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

16,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.057 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.057 Kča month
Mortgage
5.450.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
83,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.067.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.010.754 Kč
Repaid in all
10.460.754 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
1267.407 Kč81.277 Kč5.368.723 Kč
2263.300 Kč85.384 Kč5.283.339 Kč
3258.985 Kč89.699 Kč5.193.640 Kč
4254.451 Kč94.233 Kč5.099.407 Kč
5249.689 Kč98.995 Kč5.000.412 Kč
6244.687 Kč103.997 Kč4.896.415 Kč
7239.431 Kč109.253 Kč4.787.162 Kč
8233.910 Kč114.774 Kč4.672.388 Kč
9228.112 Kč120.572 Kč4.551.816 Kč
10222.017 Kč126.667 Kč4.425.149 Kč
11215.616 Kč133.068 Kč4.292.081 Kč
12208.892 Kč139.792 Kč4.152.289 Kč
13201.828 Kč146.856 Kč4.005.433 Kč
14194.405 Kč154.279 Kč3.851.154 Kč
15186.611 Kč162.073 Kč3.689.081 Kč
16178.421 Kč170.263 Kč3.518.818 Kč
17169.816 Kč178.868 Kč3.339.950 Kč
18160.776 Kč187.908 Kč3.152.042 Kč
19151.282 Kč197.402 Kč2.954.640 Kč
20141.306 Kč207.378 Kč2.747.262 Kč
21130.827 Kč217.857 Kč2.529.405 Kč
22119.818 Kč228.866 Kč2.300.539 Kč
23108.252 Kč240.432 Kč2.060.107 Kč
2496.102 Kč252.582 Kč1.807.525 Kč
2583.338 Kč265.346 Kč1.542.179 Kč
2669.927 Kč278.757 Kč1.263.422 Kč
2755.842 Kč292.842 Kč970.580 Kč
2841.043 Kč307.641 Kč662.939 Kč
2925.497 Kč323.187 Kč339.752 Kč
309.166 Kč339.752 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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