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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

67,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month11.397 Kč

Mortgage2,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
11.397 Kča month
Mortgage
2.137.600 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 25.327 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
32,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
4.379.400 Kč
Interest over 30 years
1.965.174 Kč
Repaid in all
4.102.774 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
1104.883 Kč31.881 Kč2.105.719 Kč
2103.270 Kč33.494 Kč2.072.225 Kč
3101.578 Kč35.186 Kč2.037.039 Kč
499.800 Kč36.964 Kč2.000.075 Kč
597.932 Kč38.832 Kč1.961.243 Kč
695.971 Kč40.793 Kč1.920.450 Kč
793.907 Kč42.857 Kč1.877.593 Kč
891.742 Kč45.022 Kč1.832.571 Kč
989.466 Kč47.298 Kč1.785.273 Kč
1087.076 Kč49.688 Kč1.735.585 Kč
1184.568 Kč52.196 Kč1.683.389 Kč
1281.930 Kč54.834 Kč1.628.555 Kč
1379.156 Kč57.608 Kč1.570.947 Kč
1476.245 Kč60.519 Kč1.510.428 Kč
1573.190 Kč63.574 Kč1.446.854 Kč
1669.974 Kč66.790 Kč1.380.064 Kč
1766.602 Kč70.162 Kč1.309.902 Kč
1863.056 Kč73.708 Kč1.236.194 Kč
1959.329 Kč77.435 Kč1.158.759 Kč
2055.418 Kč81.346 Kč1.077.413 Kč
2151.307 Kč85.457 Kč991.956 Kč
2246.987 Kč89.777 Kč902.179 Kč
2342.453 Kč94.311 Kč807.868 Kč
2437.685 Kč99.079 Kč708.789 Kč
2532.678 Kč104.086 Kč604.703 Kč
2627.419 Kč109.345 Kč495.358 Kč
2721.894 Kč114.870 Kč380.488 Kč
2816.087 Kč120.677 Kč259.811 Kč
299.988 Kč126.776 Kč133.035 Kč
303.583 Kč133.035 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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