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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

26,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.496 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.496 Kča month
Mortgage
4.782.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.658 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
73,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.735.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.396.349 Kč
Repaid in all
9.178.349 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
1234.630 Kč71.322 Kč4.710.678 Kč
2231.025 Kč74.927 Kč4.635.751 Kč
3227.240 Kč78.712 Kč4.557.039 Kč
4223.261 Kč82.691 Kč4.474.348 Kč
5219.084 Kč86.868 Kč4.387.480 Kč
6214.694 Kč91.258 Kč4.296.222 Kč
7210.082 Kč95.870 Kč4.200.352 Kč
8205.237 Kč100.715 Kč4.099.637 Kč
9200.147 Kč105.805 Kč3.993.832 Kč
10194.801 Kč111.151 Kč3.882.681 Kč
11189.184 Kč116.768 Kč3.765.913 Kč
12183.284 Kč122.668 Kč3.643.245 Kč
13177.085 Kč128.867 Kč3.514.378 Kč
14170.574 Kč135.378 Kč3.379.000 Kč
15163.732 Kč142.220 Kč3.236.780 Kč
16156.544 Kč149.408 Kč3.087.372 Kč
17148.994 Kč156.958 Kč2.930.414 Kč
18141.064 Kč164.888 Kč2.765.526 Kč
19132.730 Kč173.222 Kč2.592.304 Kč
20123.976 Kč181.976 Kč2.410.328 Kč
21114.779 Kč191.173 Kč2.219.155 Kč
22105.119 Kč200.833 Kč2.018.322 Kč
2394.971 Kč210.981 Kč1.807.341 Kč
2484.308 Kč221.644 Kč1.585.697 Kč
2573.108 Kč232.844 Kč1.352.853 Kč
2661.342 Kč244.610 Kč1.108.243 Kč
2748.982 Kč256.970 Kč851.273 Kč
2835.996 Kč269.956 Kč581.317 Kč
2922.353 Kč283.599 Kč297.718 Kč
308.023 Kč297.718 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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