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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

8,3 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month31.777 Kč

Mortgage6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
31.777 Kča month
Mortgage
5.960.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
91,7 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
556.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.479.860 Kč
Repaid in all
11.440.060 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
1292.436 Kč88.888 Kč5.871.312 Kč
2287.946 Kč93.378 Kč5.777.934 Kč
3283.229 Kč98.095 Kč5.679.839 Kč
4278.273 Kč103.051 Kč5.576.788 Kč
5273.064 Kč108.260 Kč5.468.528 Kč
6267.595 Kč113.729 Kč5.354.799 Kč
7261.847 Kč119.477 Kč5.235.322 Kč
8255.808 Kč125.516 Kč5.109.806 Kč
9249.464 Kč131.860 Kč4.977.946 Kč
10242.803 Kč138.521 Kč4.839.425 Kč
11235.799 Kč145.525 Kč4.693.900 Kč
12228.448 Kč152.876 Kč4.541.024 Kč
13220.722 Kč160.602 Kč4.380.422 Kč
14212.606 Kč168.718 Kč4.211.704 Kč
15204.082 Kč177.242 Kč4.034.462 Kč
16195.123 Kč186.201 Kč3.848.261 Kč
17185.714 Kč195.610 Kč3.652.651 Kč
18175.829 Kč205.495 Kč3.447.156 Kč
19165.445 Kč215.879 Kč3.231.277 Kč
20154.536 Kč226.788 Kč3.004.489 Kč
21143.075 Kč238.249 Kč2.766.240 Kč
22131.037 Kč250.287 Kč2.515.953 Kč
23118.388 Kč262.936 Kč2.253.017 Kč
24105.099 Kč276.225 Kč1.976.792 Kč
2591.141 Kč290.183 Kč1.686.609 Kč
2676.477 Kč304.847 Kč1.381.762 Kč
2761.073 Kč320.251 Kč1.061.511 Kč
2844.889 Kč336.435 Kč725.076 Kč
2927.886 Kč353.438 Kč371.638 Kč
3010.026 Kč371.638 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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