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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

9,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month31.478 Kč

Mortgage5,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
31.478 Kča month
Mortgage
5.904.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
90,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
613.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.427.900 Kč
Repaid in all
11.331.900 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
1289.683 Kč88.053 Kč5.815.947 Kč
2285.230 Kč92.506 Kč5.723.441 Kč
3280.556 Kč97.180 Kč5.626.261 Kč
4275.647 Kč102.089 Kč5.524.172 Kč
5270.486 Kč107.250 Kč5.416.922 Kč
6265.069 Kč112.667 Kč5.304.255 Kč
7259.374 Kč118.362 Kč5.185.893 Kč
8253.393 Kč124.343 Kč5.061.550 Kč
9247.109 Kč130.627 Kč4.930.923 Kč
10240.508 Kč137.228 Kč4.793.695 Kč
11233.573 Kč144.163 Kč4.649.532 Kč
12226.290 Kč151.446 Kč4.498.086 Kč
13218.635 Kč159.101 Kč4.338.985 Kč
14210.595 Kč167.141 Kč4.171.844 Kč
15202.148 Kč175.588 Kč3.996.256 Kč
16193.274 Kč184.462 Kč3.811.794 Kč
17183.953 Kč193.783 Kč3.618.011 Kč
18174.160 Kč203.576 Kč3.414.435 Kč
19163.873 Kč213.863 Kč3.200.572 Kč
20153.067 Kč224.669 Kč2.975.903 Kč
21141.713 Kč236.023 Kč2.739.880 Kč
22129.786 Kč247.950 Kč2.491.930 Kč
23117.255 Kč260.481 Kč2.231.449 Kč
24104.092 Kč273.644 Kč1.957.805 Kč
2590.265 Kč287.471 Kč1.670.334 Kč
2675.737 Kč301.999 Kč1.368.335 Kč
2760.477 Kč317.259 Kč1.051.076 Kč
2844.443 Kč333.293 Kč717.783 Kč
2927.602 Kč350.134 Kč367.649 Kč
309.907 Kč367.649 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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