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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

30,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month24.216 Kč

Mortgage4,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
24.216 Kča month
Mortgage
4.542.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 53.814 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
69,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.975.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.175.884 Kč
Repaid in all
8.717.884 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
1222.853 Kč67.739 Kč4.474.261 Kč
2219.431 Kč71.161 Kč4.403.100 Kč
3215.837 Kč74.755 Kč4.328.345 Kč
4212.059 Kč78.533 Kč4.249.812 Kč
5208.090 Kč82.502 Kč4.167.310 Kč
6203.918 Kč86.674 Kč4.080.636 Kč
7199.542 Kč91.050 Kč3.989.586 Kč
8194.939 Kč95.653 Kč3.893.933 Kč
9190.106 Kč100.486 Kč3.793.447 Kč
10185.027 Kč105.565 Kč3.687.882 Kč
11179.692 Kč110.900 Kč3.576.982 Kč
12174.088 Kč116.504 Kč3.460.478 Kč
13168.203 Kč122.389 Kč3.338.089 Kč
14162.016 Kč128.576 Kč3.209.513 Kč
15155.518 Kč135.074 Kč3.074.439 Kč
16148.693 Kč141.899 Kč2.932.540 Kč
17141.522 Kč149.070 Kč2.783.470 Kč
18133.988 Kč156.604 Kč2.626.866 Kč
19126.075 Kč164.517 Kč2.462.349 Kč
20117.761 Kč172.831 Kč2.289.518 Kč
21109.027 Kč181.565 Kč2.107.953 Kč
2299.852 Kč190.740 Kč1.917.213 Kč
2390.214 Kč200.378 Kč1.716.835 Kč
2480.089 Kč210.503 Kč1.506.332 Kč
2569.450 Kč221.142 Kč1.285.190 Kč
2658.276 Kč232.316 Kč1.052.874 Kč
2746.534 Kč244.058 Kč808.816 Kč
2834.203 Kč256.389 Kč552.427 Kč
2921.247 Kč269.345 Kč283.082 Kč
307.634 Kč283.082 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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