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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

39,9 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month20.828 Kč

Mortgage3,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
20.828 Kča month
Mortgage
3.906.600 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 46.285 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
60,1 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.610.400 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.591.844 Kč
Repaid in all
7.498.444 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
1191.680 Kč58.256 Kč3.848.344 Kč
2188.736 Kč61.200 Kč3.787.144 Kč
3185.642 Kč64.294 Kč3.722.850 Kč
4182.392 Kč67.544 Kč3.655.306 Kč
5178.980 Kč70.956 Kč3.584.350 Kč
6175.395 Kč74.541 Kč3.509.809 Kč
7171.628 Kč78.308 Kč3.431.501 Kč
8167.669 Kč82.267 Kč3.349.234 Kč
9163.513 Kč86.423 Kč3.262.811 Kč
10159.144 Kč90.792 Kč3.172.019 Kč
11154.556 Kč95.380 Kč3.076.639 Kč
12149.736 Kč100.200 Kč2.976.439 Kč
13144.675 Kč105.261 Kč2.871.178 Kč
14139.355 Kč110.581 Kč2.760.597 Kč
15133.765 Kč116.171 Kč2.644.426 Kč
16127.895 Kč122.041 Kč2.522.385 Kč
17121.729 Kč128.207 Kč2.394.178 Kč
18115.250 Kč134.686 Kč2.259.492 Kč
19108.443 Kč141.493 Kč2.117.999 Kč
20101.293 Kč148.643 Kč1.969.356 Kč
2193.781 Kč156.155 Kč1.813.201 Kč
2285.891 Kč164.045 Kč1.649.156 Kč
2377.600 Kč172.336 Kč1.476.820 Kč
2468.893 Kč181.043 Kč1.295.777 Kč
2559.744 Kč190.192 Kč1.105.585 Kč
2650.131 Kč199.805 Kč905.780 Kč
2740.035 Kč209.901 Kč695.879 Kč
2829.429 Kč220.507 Kč475.372 Kč
2918.284 Kč231.652 Kč243.720 Kč
306.580 Kč243.720 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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