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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

20 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.730 Kč

Mortgage5,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.730 Kča month
Mortgage
5.201.000 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 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.316.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.781.553 Kč
Repaid in all
9.982.553 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
1255.190 Kč77.570 Kč5.123.430 Kč
2251.269 Kč81.491 Kč5.041.939 Kč
3247.150 Kč85.610 Kč4.956.329 Kč
4242.826 Kč89.934 Kč4.866.395 Kč
5238.281 Kč94.479 Kč4.771.916 Kč
6233.505 Kč99.255 Kč4.672.661 Kč
7228.491 Kč104.269 Kč4.568.392 Kč
8223.220 Kč109.540 Kč4.458.852 Kč
9217.684 Kč115.076 Kč4.343.776 Kč
10211.871 Kč120.889 Kč4.222.887 Kč
11205.762 Kč126.998 Kč4.095.889 Kč
12199.343 Kč133.417 Kč3.962.472 Kč
13192.600 Kč140.160 Kč3.822.312 Kč
14185.516 Kč147.244 Kč3.675.068 Kč
15178.078 Kč154.682 Kč3.520.386 Kč
16170.261 Kč162.499 Kč3.357.887 Kč
17162.049 Kč170.711 Kč3.187.176 Kč
18153.420 Kč179.340 Kč3.007.836 Kč
19144.359 Kč188.401 Kč2.819.435 Kč
20134.838 Kč197.922 Kč2.621.513 Kč
21124.837 Kč207.923 Kč2.413.590 Kč
22114.330 Kč218.430 Kč2.195.160 Kč
23103.293 Kč229.467 Kč1.965.693 Kč
2491.696 Kč241.064 Kč1.724.629 Kč
2579.516 Kč253.244 Kč1.471.385 Kč
2666.714 Kč266.046 Kč1.205.339 Kč
2753.271 Kč279.489 Kč925.850 Kč
2839.148 Kč293.612 Kč632.238 Kč
2924.310 Kč308.450 Kč323.788 Kč
308.725 Kč323.788 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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