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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

19,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.884 Kč

Mortgage5,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.884 Kča month
Mortgage
5.230.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
80,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.287.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.808.495 Kč
Repaid in all
10.038.495 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
1256.612 Kč77.996 Kč5.152.004 Kč
2252.671 Kč81.937 Kč5.070.067 Kč
3248.531 Kč86.077 Kč4.983.990 Kč
4244.180 Kč90.428 Kč4.893.562 Kč
5239.610 Kč94.998 Kč4.798.564 Kč
6234.808 Kč99.800 Kč4.698.764 Kč
7229.766 Kč104.842 Kč4.593.922 Kč
8224.469 Kč110.139 Kč4.483.783 Kč
9218.901 Kč115.707 Kč4.368.076 Kč
10213.055 Kč121.553 Kč4.246.523 Kč
11206.915 Kč127.693 Kč4.118.830 Kč
12200.461 Kč134.147 Kč3.984.683 Kč
13193.680 Kč140.928 Kč3.843.755 Kč
14186.559 Kč148.049 Kč3.695.706 Kč
15179.078 Kč155.530 Kč3.540.176 Kč
16171.218 Kč163.390 Kč3.376.786 Kč
17162.962 Kč171.646 Kč3.205.140 Kč
18154.286 Kč180.322 Kč3.024.818 Kč
19145.176 Kč189.432 Kč2.835.386 Kč
20135.603 Kč199.005 Kč2.636.381 Kč
21125.547 Kč209.061 Kč2.427.320 Kč
22114.981 Kč219.627 Kč2.207.693 Kč
23103.880 Kč230.728 Kč1.976.965 Kč
2492.224 Kč242.384 Kč1.734.581 Kč
2579.975 Kč254.633 Kč1.479.948 Kč
2667.107 Kč267.501 Kč1.212.447 Kč
2753.587 Kč281.021 Kč931.426 Kč
2839.388 Kč295.220 Kč636.206 Kč
2924.469 Kč310.139 Kč326.067 Kč
308.796 Kč326.067 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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