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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

17,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.615 Kč

Mortgage5,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.615 Kča month
Mortgage
5.367.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
82,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.150.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.934.182 Kč
Repaid in all
10.301.182 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
1263.333 Kč80.047 Kč5.286.953 Kč
2259.289 Kč84.091 Kč5.202.862 Kč
3255.038 Kč88.342 Kč5.114.520 Kč
4250.575 Kč92.805 Kč5.021.715 Kč
5245.886 Kč97.494 Kč4.924.221 Kč
6240.958 Kč102.422 Kč4.821.799 Kč
7235.784 Kč107.596 Kč4.714.203 Kč
8230.346 Kč113.034 Kč4.601.169 Kč
9224.633 Kč118.747 Kč4.482.422 Kč
10218.633 Kč124.747 Kč4.357.675 Kč
11212.329 Kč131.051 Kč4.226.624 Kč
12205.706 Kč137.674 Kč4.088.950 Kč
13198.749 Kč144.631 Kč3.944.319 Kč
14191.438 Kč151.942 Kč3.792.377 Kč
15183.762 Kč159.618 Kč3.632.759 Kč
16175.694 Kč167.686 Kč3.465.073 Kč
17167.222 Kč176.158 Kč3.288.915 Kč
18158.319 Kč185.061 Kč3.103.854 Kč
19148.966 Kč194.414 Kč2.909.440 Kč
20139.144 Kč204.236 Kč2.705.204 Kč
21128.820 Kč214.560 Kč2.490.644 Kč
22117.980 Kč225.400 Kč2.265.244 Kč
23106.590 Kč236.790 Kč2.028.454 Kč
2494.623 Kč248.757 Kč1.779.697 Kč
2582.053 Kč261.327 Kč1.518.370 Kč
2668.847 Kč274.533 Kč1.243.837 Kč
2754.973 Kč288.407 Kč955.430 Kč
2840.400 Kč302.980 Kč652.450 Kč
2925.088 Kč318.292 Kč334.158 Kč
309.004 Kč334.158 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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