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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

22,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.831 Kč

Mortgage5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.831 Kča month
Mortgage
5.032.400 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 59.625 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
77,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.484.600 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.626.565 Kč
Repaid in all
9.658.965 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
1246.915 Kč75.057 Kč4.957.343 Kč
2243.122 Kč78.850 Kč4.878.493 Kč
3239.137 Kč82.835 Kč4.795.658 Kč
4234.952 Kč87.020 Kč4.708.638 Kč
5230.556 Kč91.416 Kč4.617.222 Kč
6225.935 Kč96.037 Kč4.521.185 Kč
7221.082 Kč100.890 Kč4.420.295 Kč
8215.985 Kč105.987 Kč4.314.308 Kč
9210.628 Kč111.344 Kč4.202.964 Kč
10205.001 Kč116.971 Kč4.085.993 Kč
11199.092 Kč122.880 Kč3.963.113 Kč
12192.882 Kč129.090 Kč3.834.023 Kč
13186.356 Kč135.616 Kč3.698.407 Kč
14179.503 Kč142.469 Kč3.555.938 Kč
15172.304 Kč149.668 Kč3.406.270 Kč
16164.742 Kč157.230 Kč3.249.040 Kč
17156.795 Kč165.177 Kč3.083.863 Kč
18148.449 Kč173.523 Kč2.910.340 Kč
19139.681 Kč182.291 Kč2.728.049 Kč
20130.467 Kč191.505 Kč2.536.544 Kč
21120.793 Kč201.179 Kč2.335.365 Kč
22110.625 Kč211.347 Kč2.124.018 Kč
2399.946 Kč222.026 Kč1.901.992 Kč
2488.726 Kč233.246 Kč1.668.746 Kč
2576.938 Kč245.034 Kč1.423.712 Kč
2664.557 Kč257.415 Kč1.166.297 Kč
2751.546 Kč270.426 Kč895.871 Kč
2837.881 Kč284.091 Kč611.780 Kč
2923.525 Kč298.447 Kč313.333 Kč
308.444 Kč313.333 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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