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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 month32.096 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.096 Kča month
Mortgage
6.020.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
92,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
497.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.534.809 Kč
Repaid in all
11.554.809 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
1295.374 Kč89.778 Kč5.930.222 Kč
2290.836 Kč94.316 Kč5.835.906 Kč
3286.069 Kč99.083 Kč5.736.823 Kč
4281.064 Kč104.088 Kč5.632.735 Kč
5275.804 Kč109.348 Kč5.523.387 Kč
6270.276 Kč114.876 Kč5.408.511 Kč
7264.474 Kč120.678 Kč5.287.833 Kč
8258.374 Kč126.778 Kč5.161.055 Kč
9251.969 Kč133.183 Kč5.027.872 Kč
10245.238 Kč139.914 Kč4.887.958 Kč
11238.168 Kč146.984 Kč4.740.974 Kč
12230.739 Kč154.413 Kč4.586.561 Kč
13222.935 Kč162.217 Kč4.424.344 Kč
14214.739 Kč170.413 Kč4.253.931 Kč
15206.127 Kč179.025 Kč4.074.906 Kč
16197.081 Kč188.071 Kč3.886.835 Kč
17187.577 Kč197.575 Kč3.689.260 Kč
18177.592 Kč207.560 Kč3.481.700 Kč
19167.104 Kč218.048 Kč3.263.652 Kč
20156.084 Kč229.068 Kč3.034.584 Kč
21144.508 Kč240.644 Kč2.793.940 Kč
22132.349 Kč252.803 Kč2.541.137 Kč
23119.574 Kč265.578 Kč2.275.559 Kč
24106.153 Kč278.999 Kč1.996.560 Kč
2592.053 Kč293.099 Kč1.703.461 Kč
2677.244 Kč307.908 Kč1.395.553 Kč
2761.681 Kč323.471 Kč1.072.082 Kč
2845.335 Kč339.817 Kč732.265 Kč
2928.164 Kč356.988 Kč375.277 Kč
3010.124 Kč375.277 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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