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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

4,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.992 Kč

Mortgage6,2 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.992 Kča month
Mortgage
6.188.000 Kč

A bank may lend you at most 80 % of the price, so put down at least 1.300.000 Kč.

Loan to value
95,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
329.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.689.108 Kč
Repaid in all
11.877.108 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
1303.617 Kč92.287 Kč6.095.713 Kč
2298.954 Kč96.950 Kč5.998.763 Kč
3294.053 Kč101.851 Kč5.896.912 Kč
4288.907 Kč106.997 Kč5.789.915 Kč
5283.499 Kč112.405 Kč5.677.510 Kč
6277.819 Kč118.085 Kč5.559.425 Kč
7271.852 Kč124.052 Kč5.435.373 Kč
8265.584 Kč130.320 Kč5.305.053 Kč
9258.997 Kč136.907 Kč5.168.146 Kč
10252.078 Kč143.826 Kč5.024.320 Kč
11244.810 Kč151.094 Kč4.873.226 Kč
12237.174 Kč158.730 Kč4.714.496 Kč
13229.154 Kč166.750 Kč4.547.746 Kč
14220.728 Kč175.176 Kč4.372.570 Kč
15211.876 Kč184.028 Kč4.188.542 Kč
16202.577 Kč193.327 Kč3.995.215 Kč
17192.806 Kč203.098 Kč3.792.117 Kč
18182.541 Kč213.363 Kč3.578.754 Kč
19171.761 Kč224.143 Kč3.354.611 Kč
20160.434 Kč235.470 Kč3.119.141 Kč
21148.535 Kč247.369 Kč2.871.772 Kč
22136.034 Kč259.870 Kč2.611.902 Kč
23122.902 Kč273.002 Kč2.338.900 Kč
24109.105 Kč286.799 Kč2.052.101 Kč
2594.611 Kč301.293 Kč1.750.808 Kč
2679.386 Kč316.518 Kč1.434.290 Kč
2763.392 Kč332.512 Kč1.101.778 Kč
2846.590 Kč349.314 Kč752.464 Kč
2928.938 Kč366.966 Kč385.498 Kč
3010.394 Kč385.498 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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