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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

18,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month28.259 Kč

Mortgage5,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
28.259 Kča month
Mortgage
5.300.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
81,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.216.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.872.691 Kč
Repaid in all
10.172.891 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
1260.055 Kč79.053 Kč5.221.147 Kč
2256.062 Kč83.046 Kč5.138.101 Kč
3251.863 Kč87.245 Kč5.050.856 Kč
4247.456 Kč91.652 Kč4.959.204 Kč
5242.824 Kč96.284 Kč4.862.920 Kč
6237.958 Kč101.150 Kč4.761.770 Kč
7232.847 Kč106.261 Kč4.655.509 Kč
8227.477 Kč111.631 Kč4.543.878 Kč
9221.835 Kč117.273 Kč4.426.605 Kč
10215.911 Kč123.197 Kč4.303.408 Kč
11209.685 Kč129.423 Kč4.173.985 Kč
12203.144 Kč135.964 Kč4.038.021 Kč
13196.272 Kč142.836 Kč3.895.185 Kč
14189.056 Kč150.052 Kč3.745.133 Kč
15181.473 Kč157.635 Kč3.587.498 Kč
16173.507 Kč165.601 Kč3.421.897 Kč
17165.137 Kč173.971 Kč3.247.926 Kč
18156.346 Kč182.762 Kč3.065.164 Kč
19147.110 Kč191.998 Kč2.873.166 Kč
20137.408 Kč201.700 Kč2.671.466 Kč
21127.216 Kč211.892 Kč2.459.574 Kč
22116.508 Kč222.600 Kč2.236.974 Kč
23105.258 Kč233.850 Kč2.003.124 Kč
2493.442 Kč245.666 Kč1.757.458 Kč
2581.026 Kč258.082 Kč1.499.376 Kč
2667.984 Kč271.124 Kč1.228.252 Kč
2754.284 Kč284.824 Kč943.428 Kč
2839.892 Kč299.216 Kč644.212 Kč
2924.770 Kč314.338 Kč329.874 Kč
308.885 Kč329.874 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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