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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 month25.565 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.565 Kča month
Mortgage
4.795.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.812 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
1.722.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.408.441 Kč
Repaid in all
9.203.441 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
1235.267 Kč71.513 Kč4.723.487 Kč
2231.655 Kč75.125 Kč4.648.362 Kč
3227.858 Kč78.922 Kč4.569.440 Kč
4223.870 Kč82.910 Kč4.486.530 Kč
5219.680 Kč87.100 Kč4.399.430 Kč
6215.277 Kč91.503 Kč4.307.927 Kč
7210.655 Kč96.125 Kč4.211.802 Kč
8205.799 Kč100.981 Kč4.110.821 Kč
9200.694 Kč106.086 Kč4.004.735 Kč
10195.333 Kč111.447 Kč3.893.288 Kč
11189.699 Kč117.081 Kč3.776.207 Kč
12183.783 Kč122.997 Kč3.653.210 Kč
13177.570 Kč129.210 Kč3.524.000 Kč
14171.041 Kč135.739 Kč3.388.261 Kč
15164.179 Kč142.601 Kč3.245.660 Kč
16156.975 Kč149.805 Kč3.095.855 Kč
17149.406 Kč157.374 Kč2.938.481 Kč
18141.452 Kč165.328 Kč2.773.153 Kč
19133.096 Kč173.684 Kč2.599.469 Kč
20124.320 Kč182.460 Kč2.417.009 Kč
21115.097 Kč191.683 Kč2.225.326 Kč
22105.413 Kč201.367 Kč2.023.959 Kč
2395.235 Kč211.545 Kč1.812.414 Kč
2484.546 Kč222.234 Kč1.590.180 Kč
2573.316 Kč233.464 Kč1.356.716 Kč
2661.518 Kč245.262 Kč1.111.454 Kč
2749.123 Kč257.657 Kč853.797 Kč
2836.102 Kč270.678 Kč583.119 Kč
2922.426 Kč284.354 Kč298.765 Kč
308.056 Kč298.765 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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