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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

33,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month22.937 Kč

Mortgage4,3 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
22.937 Kča month
Mortgage
4.302.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 50.972 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
66,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.215.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.954.998 Kč
Repaid in all
8.256.998 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
1211.077 Kč64.167 Kč4.237.833 Kč
2207.837 Kč67.407 Kč4.170.426 Kč
3204.432 Kč70.812 Kč4.099.614 Kč
4200.853 Kč74.391 Kč4.025.223 Kč
5197.094 Kč78.150 Kč3.947.073 Kč
6193.144 Kč82.100 Kč3.864.973 Kč
7188.994 Kč86.250 Kč3.778.723 Kč
8184.636 Kč90.608 Kč3.688.115 Kč
9180.059 Kč95.185 Kč3.592.930 Kč
10175.247 Kč99.997 Kč3.492.933 Kč
11170.194 Kč105.050 Kč3.387.883 Kč
12164.884 Kč110.360 Kč3.277.523 Kč
13159.308 Kč115.936 Kč3.161.587 Kč
14153.449 Kč121.795 Kč3.039.792 Kč
15147.296 Kč127.948 Kč2.911.844 Kč
16140.830 Kč134.414 Kč2.777.430 Kč
17134.035 Kč141.209 Kč2.636.221 Kč
18126.902 Kč148.342 Kč2.487.879 Kč
19119.404 Kč155.840 Kč2.332.039 Kč
20111.528 Kč163.716 Kč2.168.323 Kč
21103.258 Kč171.986 Kč1.996.337 Kč
2294.565 Kč180.679 Kč1.815.658 Kč
2385.435 Kč189.809 Kč1.625.849 Kč
2475.842 Kč199.402 Kč1.426.447 Kč
2565.764 Kč209.480 Kč1.216.967 Kč
2655.181 Kč220.063 Kč996.904 Kč
2744.059 Kč231.185 Kč765.719 Kč
2832.376 Kč242.868 Kč522.851 Kč
2920.105 Kč255.139 Kč267.712 Kč
307.210 Kč267.712 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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