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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

26,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.455 Kč

Mortgage4,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.455 Kča month
Mortgage
4.774.430 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.567 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
73,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.742.570 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.389.693 Kč
Repaid in all
9.164.123 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
1234.260 Kč71.200 Kč4.703.230 Kč
2230.662 Kč74.798 Kč4.628.432 Kč
3226.882 Kč78.578 Kč4.549.854 Kč
4222.911 Kč82.549 Kč4.467.305 Kč
5218.737 Kč86.723 Kč4.380.582 Kč
6214.354 Kč91.106 Kč4.289.476 Kč
7209.753 Kč95.707 Kč4.193.769 Kč
8204.917 Kč100.543 Kč4.093.226 Kč
9199.835 Kč105.625 Kč3.987.601 Kč
10194.499 Kč110.961 Kč3.876.640 Kč
11188.891 Kč116.569 Kč3.760.071 Kč
12183.001 Kč122.459 Kč3.637.612 Kč
13176.810 Kč128.650 Kč3.508.962 Kč
14170.310 Kč135.150 Kč3.373.812 Kč
15163.478 Kč141.982 Kč3.231.830 Kč
16156.305 Kč149.155 Kč3.082.675 Kč
17148.768 Kč156.692 Kč2.925.983 Kč
18140.849 Kč164.611 Kč2.761.372 Kč
19132.531 Kč172.929 Kč2.588.443 Kč
20123.793 Kč181.667 Kč2.406.776 Kč
21114.611 Kč190.849 Kč2.215.927 Kč
22104.968 Kč200.492 Kč2.015.435 Kč
2394.837 Kč210.623 Kč1.804.812 Kč
2484.194 Kč221.266 Kč1.583.546 Kč
2573.011 Kč232.449 Kč1.351.097 Kč
2661.264 Kč244.196 Kč1.106.901 Kč
2748.924 Kč256.536 Kč850.365 Kč
2835.961 Kč269.499 Kč580.866 Kč
2922.342 Kč283.118 Kč297.748 Kč
308.035 Kč297.748 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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