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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

23,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.525 Kč

Mortgage5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.525 Kča month
Mortgage
4.975.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 58.945 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
76,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.542.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.573.775 Kč
Repaid in all
9.548.775 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
1244.100 Kč74.200 Kč4.900.800 Kč
2240.351 Kč77.949 Kč4.822.851 Kč
3236.412 Kč81.888 Kč4.740.963 Kč
4232.274 Kč86.026 Kč4.654.937 Kč
5227.927 Kč90.373 Kč4.564.564 Kč
6223.358 Kč94.942 Kč4.469.622 Kč
7218.559 Kč99.741 Kč4.369.881 Kč
8213.519 Kč104.781 Kč4.265.100 Kč
9208.224 Kč110.076 Kč4.155.024 Kč
10202.663 Kč115.637 Kč4.039.387 Kč
11196.819 Kč121.481 Kč3.917.906 Kč
12190.680 Kč127.620 Kč3.790.286 Kč
13184.230 Kč134.070 Kč3.656.216 Kč
14177.455 Kč140.845 Kč3.515.371 Kč
15170.339 Kč147.961 Kč3.367.410 Kč
16162.862 Kč155.438 Kč3.211.972 Kč
17155.010 Kč163.290 Kč3.048.682 Kč
18146.754 Kč171.546 Kč2.877.136 Kč
19138.088 Kč180.212 Kč2.696.924 Kč
20128.978 Kč189.322 Kč2.507.602 Kč
21119.413 Kč198.887 Kč2.308.715 Kč
22109.361 Kč208.939 Kč2.099.776 Kč
2398.803 Kč219.497 Kč1.880.279 Kč
2487.712 Kč230.588 Kč1.649.691 Kč
2576.059 Kč242.241 Kč1.407.450 Kč
2663.819 Kč254.481 Kč1.152.969 Kč
2750.958 Kč267.342 Kč885.627 Kč
2837.447 Kč280.853 Kč604.774 Kč
2923.256 Kč295.044 Kč309.730 Kč
308.345 Kč309.730 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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