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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

23,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.659 Kč

Mortgage5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.659 Kča month
Mortgage
5.000.200 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 59.243 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
76,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.516.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.597.141 Kč
Repaid in all
9.597.341 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
1245.336 Kč74.572 Kč4.925.628 Kč
2241.569 Kč78.339 Kč4.847.289 Kč
3237.611 Kč82.297 Kč4.764.992 Kč
4233.452 Kč86.456 Kč4.678.536 Kč
5229.081 Kč90.827 Kč4.587.709 Kč
6224.491 Kč95.417 Kč4.492.292 Kč
7219.670 Kč100.238 Kč4.392.054 Kč
8214.605 Kč105.303 Kč4.286.751 Kč
9209.283 Kč110.625 Kč4.176.126 Kč
10203.693 Kč116.215 Kč4.059.911 Kč
11197.820 Kč122.088 Kč3.937.823 Kč
12191.653 Kč128.255 Kč3.809.568 Kč
13185.169 Kč134.739 Kč3.674.829 Kč
14178.361 Kč141.547 Kč3.533.282 Kč
15171.206 Kč148.702 Kč3.384.580 Kč
16163.692 Kč156.216 Kč3.228.364 Kč
17155.798 Kč164.110 Kč3.064.254 Kč
18147.507 Kč172.401 Kč2.891.853 Kč
19138.794 Kč181.114 Kč2.710.739 Kč
20129.639 Kč190.269 Kč2.520.470 Kč
21120.027 Kč199.881 Kč2.320.589 Kč
22109.926 Kč209.982 Kč2.110.607 Kč
2399.314 Kč220.594 Kč1.890.013 Kč
2488.167 Kč231.741 Kč1.658.272 Kč
2576.458 Kč243.450 Kč1.414.822 Kč
2664.152 Kč255.756 Kč1.159.066 Kč
2751.228 Kč268.680 Kč890.386 Kč
2837.650 Kč282.258 Kč608.128 Kč
2923.387 Kč296.521 Kč311.607 Kč
308.402 Kč311.607 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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