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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

26,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.593 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.593 Kča month
Mortgage
4.800.200 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.874 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
73,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.716.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.413.091 Kč
Repaid in all
9.213.291 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
1235.524 Kč71.592 Kč4.728.608 Kč
2231.905 Kč75.211 Kč4.653.397 Kč
3228.105 Kč79.011 Kč4.574.386 Kč
4224.111 Kč83.005 Kč4.491.381 Kč
5219.917 Kč87.199 Kč4.404.182 Kč
6215.512 Kč91.604 Kč4.312.578 Kč
7210.883 Kč96.233 Kč4.216.345 Kč
8206.018 Kč101.098 Kč4.115.247 Kč
9200.910 Kč106.206 Kč4.009.041 Kč
10195.543 Kč111.573 Kč3.897.468 Kč
11189.904 Kč117.212 Kč3.780.256 Kč
12183.981 Kč123.135 Kč3.657.121 Kč
13177.758 Kč129.358 Kč3.527.763 Kč
14171.222 Kč135.894 Kč3.391.869 Kč
15164.355 Kč142.761 Kč3.249.108 Kč
16157.140 Kč149.976 Kč3.099.132 Kč
17149.562 Kč157.554 Kč2.941.578 Kč
18141.599 Kč165.517 Kč2.776.061 Kč
19133.235 Kč173.881 Kč2.602.180 Kč
20124.448 Kč182.668 Kč2.419.512 Kč
21115.216 Kč191.900 Kč2.227.612 Kč
22105.522 Kč201.594 Kč2.026.018 Kč
2395.332 Kč211.784 Kč1.814.234 Kč
2484.630 Kč222.486 Kč1.591.748 Kč
2573.390 Kč233.726 Kč1.358.022 Kč
2661.575 Kč245.541 Kč1.112.481 Kč
2749.168 Kč257.948 Kč854.533 Kč
2836.133 Kč270.983 Kč583.550 Kč
2922.440 Kč284.676 Kč298.874 Kč
308.053 Kč298.874 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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