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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

8,9 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month31.574 Kč

Mortgage5,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
31.574 Kča month
Mortgage
5.922.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
91,1 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
595.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.444.459 Kč
Repaid in all
11.366.459 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
1290.566 Kč88.322 Kč5.833.678 Kč
2286.102 Kč92.786 Kč5.740.892 Kč
3281.413 Kč97.475 Kč5.643.417 Kč
4276.487 Kč102.401 Kč5.541.016 Kč
5271.312 Kč107.576 Kč5.433.440 Kč
6265.877 Kč113.011 Kč5.320.429 Kč
7260.164 Kč118.724 Kč5.201.705 Kč
8254.166 Kč124.722 Kč5.076.983 Kč
9247.863 Kč131.025 Kč4.945.958 Kč
10241.243 Kč137.645 Kč4.808.313 Kč
11234.287 Kč144.601 Kč4.663.712 Kč
12226.978 Kč151.910 Kč4.511.802 Kč
13219.301 Kč159.587 Kč4.352.215 Kč
14211.236 Kč167.652 Kč4.184.563 Kč
15202.765 Kč176.123 Kč4.008.440 Kč
16193.865 Kč185.023 Kč3.823.417 Kč
17184.516 Kč194.372 Kč3.629.045 Kč
18174.692 Kč204.196 Kč3.424.849 Kč
19164.373 Kč214.515 Kč3.210.334 Kč
20153.532 Kč225.356 Kč2.984.978 Kč
21142.146 Kč236.742 Kč2.748.236 Kč
22130.181 Kč248.707 Kč2.499.529 Kč
23117.615 Kč261.273 Kč2.238.256 Kč
24104.411 Kč274.477 Kč1.963.779 Kč
2590.539 Kč288.349 Kč1.675.430 Kč
2675.968 Kč302.920 Kč1.372.510 Kč
2760.661 Kč318.227 Kč1.054.283 Kč
2844.578 Kč334.310 Kč719.973 Kč
2927.685 Kč351.203 Kč368.770 Kč
309.937 Kč368.770 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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