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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

6,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.528 Kč

Mortgage6,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.528 Kča month
Mortgage
6.101.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
93,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
416.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.609.206 Kč
Repaid in all
11.710.206 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
1299.349 Kč90.987 Kč6.010.013 Kč
2294.750 Kč95.586 Kč5.914.427 Kč
3289.920 Kč100.416 Kč5.814.011 Kč
4284.845 Kč105.491 Kč5.708.520 Kč
5279.514 Kč110.822 Kč5.597.698 Kč
6273.914 Kč116.422 Kč5.481.276 Kč
7268.032 Kč122.304 Kč5.358.972 Kč
8261.850 Kč128.486 Kč5.230.486 Kč
9255.357 Kč134.979 Kč5.095.507 Kč
10248.536 Kč141.800 Kč4.953.707 Kč
11241.372 Kč148.964 Kč4.804.743 Kč
12233.842 Kč156.494 Kč4.648.249 Kč
13225.934 Kč164.402 Kč4.483.847 Kč
14217.626 Kč172.710 Kč4.311.137 Kč
15208.901 Kč181.435 Kč4.129.702 Kč
16199.731 Kč190.605 Kč3.939.097 Kč
17190.099 Kč200.237 Kč3.738.860 Kč
18179.979 Kč210.357 Kč3.528.503 Kč
19169.348 Kč220.988 Kč3.307.515 Kč
20158.182 Kč232.154 Kč3.075.361 Kč
21146.449 Kč243.887 Kč2.831.474 Kč
22134.123 Kč256.213 Kč2.575.261 Kč
23121.178 Kč269.158 Kč2.306.103 Kč
24107.576 Kč282.760 Kč2.023.343 Kč
2593.287 Kč297.049 Kč1.726.294 Kč
2678.275 Kč312.061 Kč1.414.233 Kč
2762.507 Kč327.829 Kč1.086.404 Kč
2845.940 Kč344.396 Kč742.008 Kč
2928.536 Kč361.800 Kč380.208 Kč
3010.254 Kč380.208 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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