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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

44,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month19.247 Kč

Mortgage3,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
19.247 Kča month
Mortgage
3.610.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 42.772 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
55,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.907.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.319.000 Kč
Repaid in all
6.929.000 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
1177.125 Kč53.839 Kč3.556.161 Kč
2174.407 Kč56.557 Kč3.499.604 Kč
3171.548 Kč59.416 Kč3.440.188 Kč
4168.545 Kč62.419 Kč3.377.769 Kč
5165.390 Kč65.574 Kč3.312.195 Kč
6162.077 Kč68.887 Kč3.243.308 Kč
7158.596 Kč72.368 Kč3.170.940 Kč
8154.938 Kč76.026 Kč3.094.914 Kč
9151.097 Kč79.867 Kč3.015.047 Kč
10147.061 Kč83.903 Kč2.931.144 Kč
11142.821 Kč88.143 Kč2.843.001 Kč
12138.367 Kč92.597 Kč2.750.404 Kč
13133.686 Kč97.278 Kč2.653.126 Kč
14128.770 Kč102.194 Kč2.550.932 Kč
15123.606 Kč107.358 Kč2.443.574 Kč
16118.181 Kč112.783 Kč2.330.791 Kč
17112.481 Kč118.483 Kč2.212.308 Kč
18106.496 Kč124.468 Kč2.087.840 Kč
19100.205 Kč130.759 Kč1.957.081 Kč
2093.596 Kč137.368 Kč1.819.713 Kč
2186.654 Kč144.310 Kč1.675.403 Kč
2279.362 Kč151.602 Kč1.523.801 Kč
2371.701 Kč159.263 Kč1.364.538 Kč
2463.653 Kč167.311 Kč1.197.227 Kč
2555.198 Kč175.766 Kč1.021.461 Kč
2646.316 Kč184.648 Kč836.813 Kč
2736.987 Kč193.977 Kč642.836 Kč
2827.182 Kč203.782 Kč439.054 Kč
2916.886 Kč214.078 Kč224.976 Kč
306.068 Kč224.976 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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