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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

25,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.917 Kč

Mortgage4,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.917 Kča month
Mortgage
4.861.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 57.594 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
74,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.656.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.469.081 Kč
Repaid in all
9.330.081 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
1238.507 Kč72.497 Kč4.788.503 Kč
2234.843 Kč76.161 Kč4.712.342 Kč
3230.993 Kč80.011 Kč4.632.331 Kč
4226.952 Kč84.052 Kč4.548.279 Kč
5222.703 Kč88.301 Kč4.459.978 Kč
6218.242 Kč92.762 Kč4.367.216 Kč
7213.553 Kč97.451 Kč4.269.765 Kč
8208.629 Kč102.375 Kč4.167.390 Kč
9203.456 Kč107.548 Kč4.059.842 Kč
10198.020 Kč112.984 Kč3.946.858 Kč
11192.312 Kč118.692 Kč3.828.166 Kč
12186.312 Kč124.692 Kč3.703.474 Kč
13180.013 Kč130.991 Kč3.572.483 Kč
14173.394 Kč137.610 Kč3.434.873 Kč
15166.439 Kč144.565 Kč3.290.308 Kč
16159.132 Kč151.872 Kč3.138.436 Kč
17151.460 Kč159.544 Kč2.978.892 Kč
18143.396 Kč167.608 Kč2.811.284 Kč
19134.926 Kč176.078 Kč2.635.206 Kč
20126.029 Kč184.975 Kč2.450.231 Kč
21116.681 Kč194.323 Kč2.255.908 Kč
22106.861 Kč204.143 Kč2.051.765 Kč
2396.545 Kč214.459 Kč1.837.306 Kč
2485.707 Kč225.297 Kč1.612.009 Kč
2574.324 Kč236.680 Kč1.375.329 Kč
2662.361 Kč248.643 Kč1.126.686 Kč
2749.798 Kč261.206 Kč865.480 Kč
2836.598 Kč274.406 Kč591.074 Kč
2922.731 Kč288.273 Kč302.801 Kč
308.164 Kč302.801 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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