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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

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

The mortgage

A month32.737 Kč

Mortgage6,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.737 Kča month
Mortgage
6.140.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
94,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
376.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.645.205 Kč
Repaid in all
11.785.405 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
1301.271 Kč91.573 Kč6.048.627 Kč
2296.645 Kč96.199 Kč5.952.428 Kč
3291.782 Kč101.062 Kč5.851.366 Kč
4286.675 Kč106.169 Kč5.745.197 Kč
5281.309 Kč111.535 Kč5.633.662 Kč
6275.675 Kč117.169 Kč5.516.493 Kč
7269.752 Kč123.092 Kč5.393.401 Kč
8263.531 Kč129.313 Kč5.264.088 Kč
9256.997 Kč135.847 Kč5.128.241 Kč
10250.132 Kč142.712 Kč4.985.529 Kč
11242.920 Kč149.924 Kč4.835.605 Kč
12235.343 Kč157.501 Kč4.678.104 Kč
13227.386 Kč165.458 Kč4.512.646 Kč
14219.023 Kč173.821 Kč4.338.825 Kč
15210.240 Kč182.604 Kč4.156.221 Kč
16201.012 Kč191.832 Kč3.964.389 Kč
17191.318 Kč201.526 Kč3.762.863 Kč
18181.134 Kč211.710 Kč3.551.153 Kč
19170.435 Kč222.409 Kč3.328.744 Kč
20159.194 Kč233.650 Kč3.095.094 Kč
21147.387 Kč245.457 Kč2.849.637 Kč
22134.987 Kč257.857 Kč2.591.780 Kč
23121.955 Kč270.889 Kč2.320.891 Kč
24108.266 Kč284.578 Kč2.036.313 Kč
2593.884 Kč298.960 Kč1.737.353 Kč
2678.777 Kč314.067 Kč1.423.286 Kč
2762.906 Kč329.938 Kč1.093.348 Kč
2846.234 Kč346.610 Kč746.738 Kč
2928.718 Kč364.126 Kč382.612 Kč
3010.317 Kč382.612 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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