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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

24,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month26.185 Kč

Mortgage4,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
26.185 Kča month
Mortgage
4.911.200 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 58.189 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
75,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.605.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.515.052 Kč
Repaid in all
9.426.252 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
1240.971 Kč73.249 Kč4.837.951 Kč
2237.266 Kč76.954 Kč4.760.997 Kč
3233.377 Kč80.843 Kč4.680.154 Kč
4229.294 Kč84.926 Kč4.595.228 Kč
5225.002 Kč89.218 Kč4.506.010 Kč
6220.494 Kč93.726 Kč4.412.284 Kč
7215.758 Kč98.462 Kč4.313.822 Kč
8210.782 Kč103.438 Kč4.210.384 Kč
9205.555 Kč108.665 Kč4.101.719 Kč
10200.062 Kč114.158 Kč3.987.561 Kč
11194.294 Kč119.926 Kč3.867.635 Kč
12188.234 Kč125.986 Kč3.741.649 Kč
13181.867 Kč132.353 Kč3.609.296 Kč
14175.181 Kč139.039 Kč3.470.257 Kč
15168.154 Kč146.066 Kč3.324.191 Kč
16160.772 Kč153.448 Kč3.170.743 Kč
17153.017 Kč161.203 Kč3.009.540 Kč
18144.871 Kč169.349 Kč2.840.191 Kč
19136.311 Kč177.909 Kč2.662.282 Kč
20127.323 Kč186.897 Kč2.475.385 Kč
21117.877 Kč196.343 Kč2.279.042 Kč
22107.956 Kč206.264 Kč2.072.778 Kč
2397.532 Kč216.688 Kč1.856.090 Kč
2486.583 Kč227.637 Kč1.628.453 Kč
2575.079 Kč239.141 Kč1.389.312 Kč
2662.994 Kč251.226 Kč1.138.086 Kč
2750.300 Kč263.920 Kč874.166 Kč
2836.963 Kč277.257 Kč596.909 Kč
2922.951 Kč291.269 Kč305.640 Kč
308.232 Kč305.640 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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