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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

10,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month31.147 Kč

Mortgage5,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
31.147 Kča month
Mortgage
5.842.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
89,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
675.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.371.119 Kč
Repaid in all
11.213.119 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
1286.638 Kč87.126 Kč5.754.874 Kč
2282.235 Kč91.529 Kč5.663.345 Kč
3277.612 Kč96.152 Kč5.567.193 Kč
4272.750 Kč101.014 Kč5.466.179 Kč
5267.648 Kč106.116 Kč5.360.063 Kč
6262.287 Kč111.477 Kč5.248.586 Kč
7256.653 Kč117.111 Kč5.131.475 Kč
8250.734 Kč123.030 Kč5.008.445 Kč
9244.518 Kč129.246 Kč4.879.199 Kč
10237.985 Kč135.779 Kč4.743.420 Kč
11231.124 Kč142.640 Kč4.600.780 Kč
12223.917 Kč149.847 Kč4.450.933 Kč
13216.344 Kč157.420 Kč4.293.513 Kč
14208.390 Kč165.374 Kč4.128.139 Kč
15200.031 Kč173.733 Kč3.954.406 Kč
16191.252 Kč182.512 Kč3.771.894 Kč
17182.030 Kč191.734 Kč3.580.160 Kč
18172.340 Kč201.424 Kč3.378.736 Kč
19162.160 Kč211.604 Kč3.167.132 Kč
20151.468 Kč222.296 Kč2.944.836 Kč
21140.234 Kč233.530 Kč2.711.306 Kč
22128.434 Kč245.330 Kč2.465.976 Kč
23116.036 Kč257.728 Kč2.208.248 Kč
24103.013 Kč270.751 Kč1.937.497 Kč
2589.330 Kč284.434 Kč1.653.063 Kč
2674.956 Kč298.808 Kč1.354.255 Kč
2759.857 Kč313.907 Kč1.040.348 Kč
2843.993 Kč329.771 Kč710.577 Kč
2927.329 Kč346.435 Kč364.142 Kč
309.821 Kč364.142 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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