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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

47,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month18.127 Kč

Mortgage3,4 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
18.127 Kča month
Mortgage
3.400.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 40.283 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
52,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
3.117.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.126.122 Kč
Repaid in all
6.526.122 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
1166.823 Kč50.701 Kč3.349.299 Kč
2164.260 Kč53.264 Kč3.296.035 Kč
3161.569 Kč55.955 Kč3.240.080 Kč
4158.742 Kč58.782 Kč3.181.298 Kč
5155.771 Kč61.753 Kč3.119.545 Kč
6152.650 Kč64.874 Kč3.054.671 Kč
7149.371 Kč68.153 Kč2.986.518 Kč
8145.926 Kč71.598 Kč2.914.920 Kč
9142.311 Kč75.213 Kč2.839.707 Kč
10138.508 Kč79.016 Kč2.760.691 Kč
11134.516 Kč83.008 Kč2.677.683 Kč
12130.322 Kč87.202 Kč2.590.481 Kč
13125.913 Kč91.611 Kč2.498.870 Kč
14121.284 Kč96.240 Kč2.402.630 Kč
15116.422 Kč101.102 Kč2.301.528 Kč
16111.313 Kč106.211 Kč2.195.317 Kč
17105.945 Kč111.579 Kč2.083.738 Kč
18100.307 Kč117.217 Kč1.966.521 Kč
1994.383 Kč123.141 Kč1.843.380 Kč
2088.161 Kč129.363 Kč1.714.017 Kč
2181.623 Kč135.901 Kč1.578.116 Kč
2274.756 Kč142.768 Kč1.435.348 Kč
2367.540 Kč149.984 Kč1.285.364 Kč
2459.962 Kč157.562 Kč1.127.802 Kč
2551.998 Kč165.526 Kč962.276 Kč
2643.634 Kč173.890 Kč788.386 Kč
2734.847 Kč182.677 Kč605.709 Kč
2825.616 Kč191.908 Kč413.801 Kč
2915.918 Kč201.606 Kč212.195 Kč
305.731 Kč212.195 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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