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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

58 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month14.555 Kč

Mortgage2,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
14.555 Kča month
Mortgage
2.730.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 32.345 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
42 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
3.787.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
2.510.040 Kč
Repaid in all
5.240.040 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
1133.950 Kč40.710 Kč2.689.290 Kč
2131.893 Kč42.767 Kč2.646.523 Kč
3129.731 Kč44.929 Kč2.601.594 Kč
4127.459 Kč47.201 Kč2.554.393 Kč
5125.075 Kč49.585 Kč2.504.808 Kč
6122.568 Kč52.092 Kč2.452.716 Kč
7119.936 Kč54.724 Kč2.397.992 Kč
8117.170 Kč57.490 Kč2.340.502 Kč
9114.267 Kč60.393 Kč2.280.109 Kč
10111.214 Kč63.446 Kč2.216.663 Kč
11108.008 Kč66.652 Kč2.150.011 Kč
12104.638 Kč70.022 Kč2.079.989 Kč
13101.100 Kč73.560 Kč2.006.429 Kč
1497.384 Kč77.276 Kč1.929.153 Kč
1593.479 Kč81.181 Kč1.847.972 Kč
1689.374 Kč85.286 Kč1.762.686 Kč
1785.064 Kč89.596 Kč1.673.090 Kč
1880.538 Kč94.122 Kč1.578.968 Kč
1975.783 Kč98.877 Kč1.480.091 Kč
2070.784 Kč103.876 Kč1.376.215 Kč
2165.536 Kč109.124 Kč1.267.091 Kč
2260.020 Kč114.640 Kč1.152.451 Kč
2354.229 Kč120.431 Kč1.032.020 Kč
2448.142 Kč126.518 Kč905.502 Kč
2541.749 Kč132.911 Kč772.591 Kč
2635.032 Kč139.628 Kč632.963 Kč
2727.979 Kč146.681 Kč486.282 Kč
2820.564 Kč154.096 Kč332.186 Kč
2912.777 Kč161.883 Kč170.303 Kč
304.597 Kč170.303 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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