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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

27,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month25.272 Kč

Mortgage4,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
25.272 Kča month
Mortgage
4.740.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 56.160 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
72,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.777.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.357.767 Kč
Repaid in all
9.097.767 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
1232.569 Kč70.695 Kč4.669.305 Kč
2228.996 Kč74.268 Kč4.595.037 Kč
3225.244 Kč78.020 Kč4.517.017 Kč
4221.300 Kč81.964 Kč4.435.053 Kč
5217.159 Kč86.105 Kč4.348.948 Kč
6212.808 Kč90.456 Kč4.258.492 Kč
7208.238 Kč95.026 Kč4.163.466 Kč
8203.437 Kč99.827 Kč4.063.639 Kč
9198.389 Kč104.875 Kč3.958.764 Kč
10193.092 Kč110.172 Kč3.848.592 Kč
11187.523 Kč115.741 Kč3.732.851 Kč
12181.675 Kč121.589 Kč3.611.262 Kč
13175.530 Kč127.734 Kč3.483.528 Kč
14169.076 Kč134.188 Kč3.349.340 Kč
15162.295 Kč140.969 Kč3.208.371 Kč
16155.170 Kč148.094 Kč3.060.277 Kč
17147.687 Kč155.577 Kč2.904.700 Kč
18139.824 Kč163.440 Kč2.741.260 Kč
19131.565 Kč171.699 Kč2.569.561 Kč
20122.890 Kč180.374 Kč2.389.187 Kč
21113.773 Kč189.491 Kč2.199.696 Kč
22104.199 Kč199.065 Kč2.000.631 Kč
2394.138 Kč209.126 Kč1.791.505 Kč
2483.569 Kč219.695 Kč1.571.810 Kč
2572.466 Kč230.798 Kč1.341.012 Kč
2660.806 Kč242.458 Kč1.098.554 Kč
2748.553 Kč254.711 Kč843.843 Kč
2835.683 Kč267.581 Kč576.262 Kč
2922.159 Kč281.105 Kč295.157 Kč
307.954 Kč295.157 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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