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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

43,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month19.727 Kč

Mortgage3,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
19.727 Kča month
Mortgage
3.700.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 43.838 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
56,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.817.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.401.668 Kč
Repaid in all
7.101.668 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
1181.541 Kč55.183 Kč3.644.817 Kč
2178.753 Kč57.971 Kč3.586.846 Kč
3175.824 Kč60.900 Kč3.525.946 Kč
4172.747 Kč63.977 Kč3.461.969 Kč
5169.514 Kč67.210 Kč3.394.759 Kč
6166.117 Kč70.607 Kč3.324.152 Kč
7162.549 Kč74.175 Kč3.249.977 Kč
8158.801 Kč77.923 Kč3.172.054 Kč
9154.863 Kč81.861 Kč3.090.193 Kč
10150.722 Kč86.002 Kč3.004.191 Kč
11146.381 Kč90.343 Kč2.913.848 Kč
12141.814 Kč94.910 Kč2.818.938 Kč
13137.019 Kč99.705 Kč2.719.233 Kč
14131.979 Kč104.745 Kč2.614.488 Kč
15126.685 Kč110.039 Kč2.504.449 Kč
16121.125 Kč115.599 Kč2.388.850 Kč
17115.282 Kč121.442 Kč2.267.408 Kč
18109.146 Kč127.578 Kč2.139.830 Kč
19102.700 Kč134.024 Kč2.005.806 Kč
2095.927 Kč140.797 Kč1.865.009 Kč
2188.813 Kč147.911 Kč1.717.098 Kč
2281.339 Kč155.385 Kč1.561.713 Kč
2373.484 Kč163.240 Kč1.398.473 Kč
2465.236 Kč171.488 Kč1.226.985 Kč
2556.572 Kč180.152 Kč1.046.833 Kč
2647.466 Kč189.258 Kč857.575 Kč
2737.902 Kč198.822 Kč658.753 Kč
2827.854 Kč208.870 Kč449.883 Kč
2917.301 Kč219.423 Kč230.460 Kč
306.212 Kč230.460 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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