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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

23,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.455 Kč

Mortgage5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.455 Kča month
Mortgage
4.962.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 58.789 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
76,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.555.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.562.160 Kč
Repaid in all
9.524.160 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
1243.461 Kč73.999 Kč4.888.001 Kč
2239.724 Kč77.736 Kč4.810.265 Kč
3235.794 Kč81.666 Kč4.728.599 Kč
4231.667 Kč85.793 Kč4.642.806 Kč
5227.333 Kč90.127 Kč4.552.679 Kč
6222.776 Kč94.684 Kč4.457.995 Kč
7217.994 Kč99.466 Kč4.358.529 Kč
8212.967 Kč104.493 Kč4.254.036 Kč
9207.687 Kč109.773 Kč4.144.263 Kč
10202.140 Kč115.320 Kč4.028.943 Kč
11196.311 Kč121.149 Kč3.907.794 Kč
12190.190 Kč127.270 Kč3.780.524 Kč
13183.756 Kč133.704 Kč3.646.820 Kč
14177.001 Kč140.459 Kč3.506.361 Kč
15169.903 Kč147.557 Kč3.358.804 Kč
16162.445 Kč155.015 Kč3.203.789 Kč
17154.613 Kč162.847 Kč3.040.942 Kč
18146.385 Kč171.075 Kč2.869.867 Kč
19137.737 Kč179.723 Kč2.690.144 Kč
20128.657 Kč188.803 Kč2.501.341 Kč
21119.116 Kč198.344 Kč2.302.997 Kč
22109.092 Kč208.368 Kč2.094.629 Kč
2398.563 Kč218.897 Kč1.875.732 Kč
2487.500 Kč229.960 Kč1.645.772 Kč
2575.881 Kč241.579 Kč1.404.193 Kč
2663.673 Kč253.787 Kč1.150.406 Kč
2750.848 Kč266.612 Kč883.794 Kč
2837.374 Kč280.086 Kč603.708 Kč
2923.220 Kč294.240 Kč309.468 Kč
308.352 Kč309.468 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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