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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

18,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.263 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.263 Kča month
Mortgage
5.301.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
81,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.216.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.873.559 Kč
Repaid in all
10.174.559 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
1260.096 Kč79.060 Kč5.221.940 Kč
2256.100 Kč83.056 Kč5.138.884 Kč
3251.903 Kč87.253 Kč5.051.631 Kč
4247.494 Kč91.662 Kč4.959.969 Kč
5242.863 Kč96.293 Kč4.863.676 Kč
6237.996 Kč101.160 Kč4.762.516 Kč
7232.883 Kč106.273 Kč4.656.243 Kč
8227.513 Kč111.643 Kč4.544.600 Kč
9221.871 Kč117.285 Kč4.427.315 Kč
10215.943 Kč123.213 Kč4.304.102 Kč
11209.718 Kč129.438 Kč4.174.664 Kč
12203.177 Kč135.979 Kč4.038.685 Kč
13196.306 Kč142.850 Kč3.895.835 Kč
14189.086 Kč150.070 Kč3.745.765 Kč
15181.502 Kč157.654 Kč3.588.111 Kč
16173.536 Kč165.620 Kč3.422.491 Kč
17165.166 Kč173.990 Kč3.248.501 Kč
18156.374 Kč182.782 Kč3.065.719 Kč
19147.137 Kč192.019 Kč2.873.700 Kč
20137.433 Kč201.723 Kč2.671.977 Kč
21127.242 Kč211.914 Kč2.460.063 Kč
22116.532 Kč222.624 Kč2.237.439 Kč
23105.281 Kč233.875 Kč2.003.564 Kč
2493.464 Kč245.692 Kč1.757.872 Kč
2581.048 Kč258.108 Kč1.499.764 Kč
2668.005 Kč271.151 Kč1.228.613 Kč
2754.301 Kč284.855 Kč943.758 Kč
2839.907 Kč299.249 Kč644.509 Kč
2924.785 Kč314.371 Kč330.138 Kč
308.897 Kč330.138 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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