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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

6,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.416 Kč

Mortgage6,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.416 Kča month
Mortgage
6.080.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
93,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
437.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.589.918 Kč
Repaid in all
11.669.918 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
1298.318 Kč90.674 Kč5.989.326 Kč
2293.735 Kč95.257 Kč5.894.069 Kč
3288.922 Kč100.070 Kč5.793.999 Kč
4283.864 Kč105.128 Kč5.688.871 Kč
5278.552 Kč110.440 Kč5.578.431 Kč
6272.973 Kč116.019 Kč5.462.412 Kč
7267.108 Kč121.884 Kč5.340.528 Kč
8260.949 Kč128.043 Kč5.212.485 Kč
9254.480 Kč134.512 Kč5.077.973 Kč
10247.681 Kč141.311 Kč4.936.662 Kč
11240.542 Kč148.450 Kč4.788.212 Kč
12233.038 Kč155.954 Kč4.632.258 Kč
13225.156 Kč163.836 Kč4.468.422 Kč
14216.878 Kč172.114 Kč4.296.308 Kč
15208.181 Kč180.811 Kč4.115.497 Kč
16199.042 Kč189.950 Kč3.925.547 Kč
17189.444 Kč199.548 Kč3.725.999 Kč
18179.360 Kč209.632 Kč3.516.367 Kč
19168.765 Kč220.227 Kč3.296.140 Kč
20157.638 Kč231.354 Kč3.064.786 Kč
21145.946 Kč243.046 Kč2.821.740 Kč
22133.665 Kč255.327 Kč2.566.413 Kč
23120.763 Kč268.229 Kč2.298.184 Kč
24107.206 Kč281.786 Kč2.016.398 Kč
2592.968 Kč296.024 Kč1.720.374 Kč
2678.007 Kč310.985 Kč1.409.389 Kč
2762.294 Kč326.698 Kč1.082.691 Kč
2845.783 Kč343.209 Kč739.482 Kč
2928.439 Kč360.553 Kč378.929 Kč
3010.221 Kč378.929 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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