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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

25,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.806 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.806 Kča month
Mortgage
4.840.200 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 57.347 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
74,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.676.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.449.999 Kč
Repaid in all
9.290.199 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
1237.486 Kč72.186 Kč4.768.014 Kč
2233.838 Kč75.834 Kč4.692.180 Kč
3230.006 Kč79.666 Kč4.612.514 Kč
4225.979 Kč83.693 Kč4.528.821 Kč
5221.752 Kč87.920 Kč4.440.901 Kč
6217.308 Kč92.364 Kč4.348.537 Kč
7212.639 Kč97.033 Kč4.251.504 Kč
8207.738 Kč101.934 Kč4.149.570 Kč
9202.585 Kč107.087 Kč4.042.483 Kč
10197.174 Kč112.498 Kč3.929.985 Kč
11191.490 Kč118.182 Kč3.811.803 Kč
12185.516 Kč124.156 Kč3.687.647 Kč
13179.244 Kč130.428 Kč3.557.219 Kč
14172.651 Kč137.021 Kč3.420.198 Kč
15165.728 Kč143.944 Kč3.276.254 Kč
16158.455 Kč151.217 Kč3.125.037 Kč
17150.810 Kč158.862 Kč2.966.175 Kč
18142.786 Kč166.886 Kč2.799.289 Kč
19134.352 Kč175.320 Kč2.623.969 Kč
20125.491 Kč184.181 Kč2.439.788 Kč
21116.184 Kč193.488 Kč2.246.300 Kč
22106.407 Kč203.265 Kč2.043.035 Kč
2396.132 Kč213.540 Kč1.829.495 Kč
2485.343 Kč224.329 Kč1.605.166 Kč
2574.008 Kč235.664 Kč1.369.502 Kč
2662.097 Kč247.575 Kč1.121.927 Kč
2749.588 Kč260.084 Kč861.843 Kč
2836.443 Kč273.229 Kč588.614 Kč
2922.637 Kč287.035 Kč301.579 Kč
308.132 Kč301.579 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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