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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

7,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.107 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.107 Kča month
Mortgage
6.022.020 Kč

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

Loan to value
92,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
494.980 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.536.523 Kč
Repaid in all
11.558.543 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
1295.472 Kč89.812 Kč5.932.208 Kč
2290.935 Kč94.349 Kč5.837.859 Kč
3286.166 Kč99.118 Kč5.738.741 Kč
4281.157 Kč104.127 Kč5.634.614 Kč
5275.894 Kč109.390 Kč5.525.224 Kč
6270.367 Kč114.917 Kč5.410.307 Kč
7264.558 Kč120.726 Kč5.289.581 Kč
8258.458 Kč126.826 Kč5.162.755 Kč
9252.052 Kč133.232 Kč5.029.523 Kč
10245.317 Kč139.967 Kč4.889.556 Kč
11238.243 Kč147.041 Kč4.742.515 Kč
12230.814 Kč154.470 Kč4.588.045 Kč
13223.008 Kč162.276 Kč4.425.769 Kč
14214.805 Kč170.479 Kč4.255.290 Kč
15206.194 Kč179.090 Kč4.076.200 Kč
16197.141 Kč188.143 Kč3.888.057 Kč
17187.636 Kč197.648 Kč3.690.409 Kč
18177.647 Kč207.637 Kč3.482.772 Kč
19167.154 Kč218.130 Kč3.264.642 Kč
20156.131 Kč229.153 Kč3.035.489 Kč
21144.551 Kč240.733 Kč2.794.756 Kč
22132.387 Kč252.897 Kč2.541.859 Kč
23119.606 Kč265.678 Kč2.276.181 Kč
24106.181 Kč279.103 Kč1.997.078 Kč
2592.076 Kč293.208 Kč1.703.870 Kč
2677.259 Kč308.025 Kč1.395.845 Kč
2761.692 Kč323.592 Kč1.072.253 Kč
2845.341 Kč339.943 Kč732.310 Kč
2928.165 Kč357.119 Kč375.191 Kč
3010.116 Kč375.191 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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