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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

17,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.524 Kč

Mortgage5,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.524 Kča month
Mortgage
5.350.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
82,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.167.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.918.736 Kč
Repaid in all
10.268.736 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
1262.500 Kč79.788 Kč5.270.212 Kč
2258.468 Kč83.820 Kč5.186.392 Kč
3254.232 Kč88.056 Kč5.098.336 Kč
4249.781 Kč92.507 Kč5.005.829 Kč
5245.106 Kč97.182 Kč4.908.647 Kč
6240.196 Kč102.092 Kč4.806.555 Kč
7235.038 Kč107.250 Kč4.699.305 Kč
8229.618 Kč112.670 Kč4.586.635 Kč
9223.923 Kč118.365 Kč4.468.270 Kč
10217.944 Kč124.344 Kč4.343.926 Kč
11211.660 Kč130.628 Kč4.213.298 Kč
12205.060 Kč137.228 Kč4.076.070 Kč
13198.121 Kč144.167 Kč3.931.903 Kč
14190.837 Kč151.451 Kč3.780.452 Kč
15183.185 Kč159.103 Kč3.621.349 Kč
16175.144 Kč167.144 Kč3.454.205 Kč
17166.698 Kč175.590 Kč3.278.615 Kč
18157.825 Kč184.463 Kč3.094.152 Kč
19148.504 Kč193.784 Kč2.900.368 Kč
20138.710 Kč203.578 Kč2.696.790 Kč
21128.422 Kč213.866 Kč2.482.924 Kč
22117.614 Kč224.674 Kč2.258.250 Kč
23106.260 Kč236.028 Kč2.022.222 Kč
2494.335 Kč247.953 Kč1.774.269 Kč
2581.804 Kč260.484 Kč1.513.785 Kč
2668.639 Kč273.649 Kč1.240.136 Kč
2754.812 Kč287.476 Kč952.660 Kč
2840.286 Kč302.002 Kč650.658 Kč
2925.024 Kč317.264 Kč333.394 Kč
308.990 Kč333.394 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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