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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

9,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month31.297 Kč

Mortgage5,9 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
31.297 Kča month
Mortgage
5.870.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
90,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
647.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.396.535 Kč
Repaid in all
11.266.535 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
1288.014 Kč87.550 Kč5.782.450 Kč
2283.589 Kč91.975 Kč5.690.475 Kč
3278.940 Kč96.624 Kč5.593.851 Kč
4274.059 Kč101.505 Kč5.492.346 Kč
5268.928 Kč106.636 Kč5.385.710 Kč
6263.539 Kč112.025 Kč5.273.685 Kč
7257.880 Kč117.684 Kč5.156.001 Kč
8251.933 Kč123.631 Kč5.032.370 Kč
9245.684 Kč129.880 Kč4.902.490 Kč
10239.122 Kč136.442 Kč4.766.048 Kč
11232.226 Kč143.338 Kč4.622.710 Kč
12224.983 Kč150.581 Kč4.472.129 Kč
13217.374 Kč158.190 Kč4.313.939 Kč
14209.378 Kč166.186 Kč4.147.753 Kč
15200.981 Kč174.583 Kč3.973.170 Kč
16192.159 Kč183.405 Kč3.789.765 Kč
17182.892 Kč192.672 Kč3.597.093 Kč
18173.156 Kč202.408 Kč3.394.685 Kč
19162.924 Kč212.640 Kč3.182.045 Kč
20152.180 Kč223.384 Kč2.958.661 Kč
21140.892 Kč234.672 Kč2.723.989 Kč
22129.034 Kč246.530 Kč2.477.459 Kč
23116.574 Kč258.990 Kč2.218.469 Kč
24103.487 Kč272.077 Kč1.946.392 Kč
2589.739 Kč285.825 Kč1.660.567 Kč
2675.294 Kč300.270 Kč1.360.297 Kč
2760.120 Kč315.444 Kč1.044.853 Kč
2844.179 Kč331.385 Kč713.468 Kč
2927.433 Kč348.131 Kč365.337 Kč
309.842 Kč365.337 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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