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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

6,9 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.259 Kč

Mortgage6,1 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.259 Kča month
Mortgage
6.050.600 Kč

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

Loan to value
93,1 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
466.400 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.562.994 Kč
Repaid in all
11.613.594 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
1296.876 Kč90.232 Kč5.960.368 Kč
2292.316 Kč94.792 Kč5.865.576 Kč
3287.525 Kč99.583 Kč5.765.993 Kč
4282.493 Kč104.615 Kč5.661.378 Kč
5277.207 Kč109.901 Kč5.551.477 Kč
6271.652 Kč115.456 Kč5.436.021 Kč
7265.819 Kč121.289 Kč5.314.732 Kč
8259.688 Kč127.420 Kč5.187.312 Kč
9253.248 Kč133.860 Kč5.053.452 Kč
10246.485 Kč140.623 Kč4.912.829 Kč
11239.377 Kč147.731 Kč4.765.098 Kč
12231.913 Kč155.195 Kč4.609.903 Kč
13224.070 Kč163.038 Kč4.446.865 Kč
14215.831 Kč171.277 Kč4.275.588 Kč
15207.175 Kč179.933 Kč4.095.655 Kč
16198.082 Kč189.026 Kč3.906.629 Kč
17188.532 Kč198.576 Kč3.708.053 Kč
18178.497 Kč208.611 Kč3.499.442 Kč
19167.957 Kč219.151 Kč3.280.291 Kč
20156.880 Kč230.228 Kč3.050.063 Kč
21145.246 Kč241.862 Kč2.808.201 Kč
22133.024 Kč254.084 Kč2.554.117 Kč
23120.183 Kč266.925 Kč2.287.192 Kč
24106.696 Kč280.412 Kč2.006.780 Kč
2592.523 Kč294.585 Kč1.712.195 Kč
2677.638 Kč309.470 Kč1.402.725 Kč
2762.001 Kč325.107 Kč1.077.618 Kč
2845.570 Kč341.538 Kč736.080 Kč
2928.311 Kč358.797 Kč377.283 Kč
3010.179 Kč377.283 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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