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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

22,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.893 Kč

Mortgage5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.893 Kča month
Mortgage
5.044.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 59.763 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
77,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.473.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.637.168 Kč
Repaid in all
9.681.168 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
1247.485 Kč75.231 Kč4.968.769 Kč
2243.684 Kč79.032 Kč4.889.737 Kč
3239.691 Kč83.025 Kč4.806.712 Kč
4235.494 Kč87.222 Kč4.719.490 Kč
5231.088 Kč91.628 Kč4.627.862 Kč
6226.457 Kč96.259 Kč4.531.603 Kč
7221.593 Kč101.123 Kč4.430.480 Kč
8216.481 Kč106.235 Kč4.324.245 Kč
9211.113 Kč111.603 Kč4.212.642 Kč
10205.474 Kč117.242 Kč4.095.400 Kč
11199.549 Kč123.167 Kč3.972.233 Kč
12193.324 Kč129.392 Kč3.842.841 Kč
13186.786 Kč135.930 Kč3.706.911 Kč
14179.916 Kč142.800 Kč3.564.111 Kč
15172.701 Kč150.015 Kč3.414.096 Kč
16165.119 Kč157.597 Kč3.256.499 Kč
17157.154 Kč165.562 Kč3.090.937 Kč
18148.789 Kč173.927 Kč2.917.010 Kč
19140.000 Kč182.716 Kč2.734.294 Kč
20130.766 Kč191.950 Kč2.542.344 Kč
21121.066 Kč201.650 Kč2.340.694 Kč
22110.876 Kč211.840 Kč2.128.854 Kč
23100.171 Kč222.545 Kč1.906.309 Kč
2488.924 Kč233.792 Kč1.672.517 Kč
2577.111 Kč245.605 Kč1.426.912 Kč
2664.700 Kč258.016 Kč1.168.896 Kč
2751.661 Kč271.055 Kč897.841 Kč
2837.963 Kč284.753 Kč613.088 Kč
2923.575 Kč299.141 Kč313.947 Kč
308.457 Kč313.947 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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