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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

17,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.583 Kč

Mortgage5,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.583 Kča month
Mortgage
5.361.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
82,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.156.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.928.678 Kč
Repaid in all
10.289.678 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
1263.039 Kč79.957 Kč5.281.043 Kč
2258.999 Kč83.997 Kč5.197.046 Kč
3254.753 Kč88.243 Kč5.108.803 Kč
4250.296 Kč92.700 Kč5.016.103 Kč
5245.611 Kč97.385 Kč4.918.718 Kč
6240.689 Kč102.307 Kč4.816.411 Kč
7235.519 Kč107.477 Kč4.708.934 Kč
8230.088 Kč112.908 Kč4.596.026 Kč
9224.381 Kč118.615 Kč4.477.411 Kč
10218.388 Kč124.608 Kč4.352.803 Kč
11212.091 Kč130.905 Kč4.221.898 Kč
12205.476 Kč137.520 Kč4.084.378 Kč
13198.527 Kč144.469 Kč3.939.909 Kč
14191.226 Kč151.770 Kč3.788.139 Kč
15183.556 Kč159.440 Kč3.628.699 Kč
16175.499 Kč167.497 Kč3.461.202 Kč
17167.035 Kč175.961 Kč3.285.241 Kč
18158.142 Kč184.854 Kč3.100.387 Kč
19148.801 Kč194.195 Kč2.906.192 Kč
20138.989 Kč204.007 Kč2.702.185 Kč
21128.679 Kč214.317 Kč2.487.868 Kč
22117.849 Kč225.147 Kč2.262.721 Kč
23106.472 Kč236.524 Kč2.026.197 Kč
2494.518 Kč248.478 Kč1.777.719 Kč
2581.962 Kč261.034 Kč1.516.685 Kč
2668.771 Kč274.225 Kč1.242.460 Kč
2754.914 Kč288.082 Kč954.378 Kč
2840.354 Kč302.642 Kč651.736 Kč
2925.061 Kč317.935 Kč333.801 Kč
308.993 Kč333.801 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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