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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

31,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month23.674 Kč

Mortgage4,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
23.674 Kča month
Mortgage
4.440.311 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 52.609 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
68,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.076.689 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.082.309 Kč
Repaid in all
8.522.620 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
1217.865 Kč66.223 Kč4.374.088 Kč
2214.518 Kč69.570 Kč4.304.518 Kč
3211.004 Kč73.084 Kč4.231.434 Kč
4207.310 Kč76.778 Kč4.154.656 Kč
5203.430 Kč80.658 Kč4.073.998 Kč
6199.354 Kč84.734 Kč3.989.264 Kč
7195.072 Kč89.016 Kč3.900.248 Kč
8190.575 Kč93.513 Kč3.806.735 Kč
9185.848 Kč98.240 Kč3.708.495 Kč
10180.883 Kč103.205 Kč3.605.290 Kč
11175.666 Kč108.422 Kč3.496.868 Kč
12170.189 Kč113.899 Kč3.382.969 Kč
13164.433 Kč119.655 Kč3.263.314 Kč
14158.386 Kč125.702 Kč3.137.612 Kč
15152.034 Kč132.054 Kč3.005.558 Kč
16145.361 Kč138.727 Kč2.866.831 Kč
17138.352 Kč145.736 Kč2.721.095 Kč
18130.986 Kč153.102 Kč2.567.993 Kč
19123.250 Kč160.838 Kč2.407.155 Kč
20115.122 Kč168.966 Kč2.238.189 Kč
21106.583 Kč177.505 Kč2.060.684 Kč
2297.614 Kč186.474 Kč1.874.210 Kč
2388.189 Kč195.899 Kč1.678.311 Kč
2478.291 Kč205.797 Kč1.472.514 Kč
2567.889 Kč216.199 Kč1.256.315 Kč
2656.966 Kč227.122 Kč1.029.193 Kč
2745.488 Kč238.600 Kč790.593 Kč
2833.430 Kč250.658 Kč539.935 Kč
2920.764 Kč263.324 Kč276.611 Kč
307.457 Kč276.611 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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