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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

20,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.666 Kč

Mortgage5,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.666 Kča month
Mortgage
5.189.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 61.480 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
79,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.328.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.770.515 Kč
Repaid in all
9.959.515 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
1254.599 Kč77.393 Kč5.111.607 Kč
2250.689 Kč81.303 Kč5.030.304 Kč
3246.580 Kč85.412 Kč4.944.892 Kč
4242.263 Kč89.729 Kč4.855.163 Kč
5237.730 Kč94.262 Kč4.760.901 Kč
6232.967 Kč99.025 Kč4.661.876 Kč
7227.962 Kč104.030 Kč4.557.846 Kč
8222.706 Kč109.286 Kč4.448.560 Kč
9217.182 Kč114.810 Kč4.333.750 Kč
10211.382 Kč120.610 Kč4.213.140 Kč
11205.286 Kč126.706 Kč4.086.434 Kč
12198.882 Kč133.110 Kč3.953.324 Kč
13192.157 Kč139.835 Kč3.813.489 Kč
14185.091 Kč146.901 Kč3.666.588 Kč
15177.665 Kč154.327 Kč3.512.261 Kč
16169.867 Kč162.125 Kč3.350.136 Kč
17161.675 Kč170.317 Kč3.179.819 Kč
18153.068 Kč178.924 Kč3.000.895 Kč
19144.028 Kč187.964 Kč2.812.931 Kč
20134.526 Kč197.466 Kč2.615.465 Kč
21124.547 Kč207.445 Kč2.408.020 Kč
22114.067 Kč217.925 Kč2.190.095 Kč
23103.054 Kč228.938 Kč1.961.157 Kč
2491.484 Kč240.508 Kč1.720.649 Kč
2579.331 Kč252.661 Kč1.467.988 Kč
2666.562 Kč265.430 Kč1.202.558 Kč
2753.150 Kč278.842 Kč923.716 Kč
2839.057 Kč292.935 Kč630.781 Kč
2924.254 Kč307.738 Kč323.043 Kč
308.704 Kč323.043 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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