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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 month32.406 Kč

Mortgage6,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.406 Kča month
Mortgage
6.078.000 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
439.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.587.756 Kč
Repaid in all
11.665.756 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
1298.220 Kč90.652 Kč5.987.348 Kč
2293.639 Kč95.233 Kč5.892.115 Kč
3288.826 Kč100.046 Kč5.792.069 Kč
4283.769 Kč105.103 Kč5.686.966 Kč
5278.459 Kč110.413 Kč5.576.553 Kč
6272.880 Kč115.992 Kč5.460.561 Kč
7267.016 Kč121.856 Kč5.338.705 Kč
8260.859 Kč128.013 Kč5.210.692 Kč
9254.390 Kč134.482 Kč5.076.210 Kč
10247.594 Kč141.278 Kč4.934.932 Kč
11240.457 Kč148.415 Kč4.786.517 Kč
12232.955 Kč155.917 Kč4.630.600 Kč
13225.078 Kč163.794 Kč4.466.806 Kč
14216.798 Kč172.074 Kč4.294.732 Kč
15208.100 Kč180.772 Kč4.113.960 Kč
16198.968 Kč189.904 Kč3.924.056 Kč
17189.371 Kč199.501 Kč3.724.555 Kč
18179.291 Kč209.581 Kč3.514.974 Kč
19168.700 Kč220.172 Kč3.294.802 Kč
20157.573 Kč231.299 Kč3.063.503 Kč
21145.883 Kč242.989 Kč2.820.514 Kč
22133.606 Kč255.266 Kč2.565.248 Kč
23120.703 Kč268.169 Kč2.297.079 Kč
24107.155 Kč281.717 Kč2.015.362 Kč
2592.917 Kč295.955 Kč1.719.407 Kč
2677.961 Kč310.911 Kč1.408.496 Kč
2762.248 Kč326.624 Kč1.081.872 Kč
2845.746 Kč343.126 Kč738.746 Kč
2928.405 Kč360.467 Kč378.279 Kč
3010.189 Kč378.279 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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