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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

25,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.734 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.734 Kča month
Mortgage
4.826.754 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 57.187 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
74,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.690.246 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.437.748 Kč
Repaid in all
9.264.502 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
1236.825 Kč71.983 Kč4.754.771 Kč
2233.188 Kč75.620 Kč4.679.151 Kč
3229.367 Kč79.441 Kč4.599.710 Kč
4225.350 Kč83.458 Kč4.516.252 Kč
5221.137 Kč87.671 Kč4.428.581 Kč
6216.704 Kč92.104 Kč4.336.477 Kč
7212.049 Kč96.759 Kč4.239.718 Kč
8207.162 Kč101.646 Kč4.138.072 Kč
9202.023 Kč106.785 Kč4.031.287 Kč
10196.627 Kč112.181 Kč3.919.106 Kč
11190.960 Kč117.848 Kč3.801.258 Kč
12185.004 Kč123.804 Kč3.677.454 Kč
13178.747 Kč130.061 Kč3.547.393 Kč
14172.176 Kč136.632 Kč3.410.761 Kč
15165.270 Kč143.538 Kč3.267.223 Kč
16158.018 Kč150.790 Kč3.116.433 Kč
17150.396 Kč158.412 Kč2.958.021 Kč
18142.392 Kč166.416 Kč2.791.605 Kč
19133.983 Kč174.825 Kč2.616.780 Kč
20125.149 Kč183.659 Kč2.433.121 Kč
21115.866 Kč192.942 Kč2.240.179 Kč
22106.115 Kč202.693 Kč2.037.486 Kč
2395.875 Kč212.933 Kč1.824.553 Kč
2485.113 Kč223.695 Kč1.600.858 Kč
2573.808 Kč235.000 Kč1.365.858 Kč
2661.933 Kč246.875 Kč1.118.983 Kč
2749.457 Kč259.351 Kč859.632 Kč
2836.352 Kč272.456 Kč587.176 Kč
2922.582 Kč286.226 Kč300.950 Kč
308.120 Kč300.950 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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