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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

39,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month20.900 Kč

Mortgage3,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
20.900 Kča month
Mortgage
3.920.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 46.445 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
60,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.597.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.603.933 Kč
Repaid in all
7.523.933 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
1192.334 Kč58.466 Kč3.861.534 Kč
2189.382 Kč61.418 Kč3.800.116 Kč
3186.278 Kč64.522 Kč3.735.594 Kč
4183.018 Kč67.782 Kč3.667.812 Kč
5179.591 Kč71.209 Kč3.596.603 Kč
6175.992 Kč74.808 Kč3.521.795 Kč
7172.213 Kč78.587 Kč3.443.208 Kč
8168.242 Kč82.558 Kč3.360.650 Kč
9164.071 Kč86.729 Kč3.273.921 Kč
10159.688 Kč91.112 Kč3.182.809 Kč
11155.083 Kč95.717 Kč3.087.092 Kč
12150.248 Kč100.552 Kč2.986.540 Kč
13145.166 Kč105.634 Kč2.880.906 Kč
14139.828 Kč110.972 Kč2.769.934 Kč
15134.221 Kč116.579 Kč2.653.355 Kč
16128.329 Kč122.471 Kč2.530.884 Kč
17122.138 Kč128.662 Kč2.402.222 Kč
18115.636 Kč135.164 Kč2.267.058 Kč
19108.806 Kč141.994 Kč2.125.064 Kč
20101.630 Kč149.170 Kč1.975.894 Kč
2194.095 Kč156.705 Kč1.819.189 Kč
2286.175 Kč164.625 Kč1.654.564 Kč
2377.855 Kč172.945 Kč1.481.619 Kč
2469.115 Kč181.685 Kč1.299.934 Kč
2559.934 Kč190.866 Kč1.109.068 Kč
2650.289 Kč200.511 Kč908.557 Kč
2740.157 Kč210.643 Kč697.914 Kč
2829.511 Kč221.289 Kč476.625 Kč
2918.328 Kč232.472 Kč244.153 Kč
306.580 Kč244.153 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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