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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

7,6 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month32.016 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
32.016 Kča month
Mortgage
6.005.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
92,4 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
512.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.521.022 Kč
Repaid in all
11.526.022 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
1294.639 Kč89.553 Kč5.915.447 Kč
2290.113 Kč94.079 Kč5.821.368 Kč
3285.358 Kč98.834 Kč5.722.534 Kč
4280.364 Kč103.828 Kč5.618.706 Kč
5275.117 Kč109.075 Kč5.509.631 Kč
6269.605 Kč114.587 Kč5.395.044 Kč
7263.813 Kč120.379 Kč5.274.665 Kč
8257.730 Kč126.462 Kč5.148.203 Kč
9251.340 Kč132.852 Kč5.015.351 Kč
10244.629 Kč139.563 Kč4.875.788 Kč
11237.574 Kč146.618 Kč4.729.170 Kč
12230.164 Kč154.028 Kč4.575.142 Kč
13222.382 Kč161.810 Kč4.413.332 Kč
14214.204 Kč169.988 Kč4.243.344 Kč
15205.612 Kč178.580 Kč4.064.764 Kč
16196.589 Kč187.603 Kč3.877.161 Kč
17187.111 Kč197.081 Kč3.680.080 Kč
18177.151 Kč207.041 Kč3.473.039 Kč
19166.686 Kč217.506 Kč3.255.533 Kč
20155.695 Kč228.497 Kč3.027.036 Kč
21144.148 Kč240.044 Kč2.786.992 Kč
22132.019 Kč252.173 Kč2.534.819 Kč
23119.273 Kč264.919 Kč2.269.900 Kč
24105.887 Kč278.305 Kč1.991.595 Kč
2591.824 Kč292.368 Kč1.699.227 Kč
2677.051 Kč307.141 Kč1.392.086 Kč
2761.530 Kč322.662 Kč1.069.424 Kč
2845.222 Kč338.970 Kč730.454 Kč
2928.093 Kč356.099 Kč374.355 Kč
3010.099 Kč374.355 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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