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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

18,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.365 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.365 Kča month
Mortgage
5.320.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
81,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.196.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.891.375 Kč
Repaid in all
10.211.575 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
1261.036 Kč79.344 Kč5.240.856 Kč
2257.028 Kč83.352 Kč5.157.504 Kč
3252.817 Kč87.563 Kč5.069.941 Kč
4248.390 Kč91.990 Kč4.977.951 Kč
5243.743 Kč96.637 Kč4.881.314 Kč
6238.858 Kč101.522 Kč4.779.792 Kč
7233.729 Kč106.651 Kč4.673.141 Kč
8228.339 Kč112.041 Kč4.561.100 Kč
9222.677 Kč117.703 Kč4.443.397 Kč
10216.730 Kč123.650 Kč4.319.747 Kč
11210.480 Kč129.900 Kč4.189.847 Kč
12203.914 Kč136.466 Kč4.053.381 Kč
13197.021 Kč143.359 Kč3.910.022 Kč
14189.775 Kč150.605 Kč3.759.417 Kč
15182.165 Kč158.215 Kč3.601.202 Kč
16174.170 Kč166.210 Kč3.434.992 Kč
17165.770 Kč174.610 Kč3.260.382 Kč
18156.947 Kč183.433 Kč3.076.949 Kč
19147.676 Kč192.704 Kč2.884.245 Kč
20137.937 Kč202.443 Kč2.681.802 Kč
21127.710 Kč212.670 Kč2.469.132 Kč
22116.961 Kč223.419 Kč2.245.713 Kč
23105.672 Kč234.708 Kč2.011.005 Kč
2493.812 Kč246.568 Kč1.764.437 Kč
2581.353 Kč259.027 Kč1.505.410 Kč
2668.261 Kč272.119 Kč1.233.291 Kč
2754.510 Kč285.870 Kč947.421 Kč
2840.063 Kč300.317 Kč647.104 Kč
2924.888 Kč315.492 Kč331.612 Kč
308.943 Kč331.612 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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