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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

20,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month27.522 Kč

Mortgage5,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
27.522 Kča month
Mortgage
5.162.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 61.160 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
79,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.355.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.745.742 Kč
Repaid in all
9.907.742 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
1253.273 Kč76.991 Kč5.085.009 Kč
2249.385 Kč80.879 Kč5.004.130 Kč
3245.297 Kč84.967 Kč4.919.163 Kč
4241.005 Kč89.259 Kč4.829.904 Kč
5236.493 Kč93.771 Kč4.736.133 Kč
6231.756 Kč98.508 Kč4.637.625 Kč
7226.778 Kč103.486 Kč4.534.139 Kč
8221.548 Kč108.716 Kč4.425.423 Kč
9216.055 Kč114.209 Kč4.311.214 Kč
10210.283 Kč119.981 Kč4.191.233 Kč
11204.219 Kč126.045 Kč4.065.188 Kč
12197.849 Kč132.415 Kč3.932.773 Kč
13191.156 Kč139.108 Kč3.793.665 Kč
14184.127 Kč146.137 Kč3.647.528 Kč
15176.744 Kč153.520 Kč3.494.008 Kč
16168.986 Kč161.278 Kč3.332.730 Kč
17160.836 Kč169.428 Kč3.163.302 Kč
18152.272 Kč177.992 Kč2.985.310 Kč
19143.279 Kč186.985 Kč2.798.325 Kč
20133.830 Kč196.434 Kč2.601.891 Kč
21123.903 Kč206.361 Kč2.395.530 Kč
22113.475 Kč216.789 Kč2.178.741 Kč
23102.519 Kč227.745 Kč1.950.996 Kč
2491.010 Kč239.254 Kč1.711.742 Kč
2578.920 Kč251.344 Kč1.460.398 Kč
2666.219 Kč264.045 Kč1.196.353 Kč
2752.876 Kč277.388 Kč918.965 Kč
2838.858 Kč291.406 Kč627.559 Kč
2924.132 Kč306.132 Kč321.427 Kč
308.659 Kč321.427 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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