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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

10,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.934 Kč

Mortgage5,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.934 Kča month
Mortgage
5.802.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
89,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
715.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.334.223 Kč
Repaid in all
11.136.223 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
1284.676 Kč86.532 Kč5.715.468 Kč
2280.305 Kč90.903 Kč5.624.565 Kč
3275.709 Kč95.499 Kč5.529.066 Kč
4270.885 Kč100.323 Kč5.428.743 Kč
5265.813 Kč105.395 Kč5.323.348 Kč
6260.487 Kč110.721 Kč5.212.627 Kč
7254.894 Kč116.314 Kč5.096.313 Kč
8249.015 Kč122.193 Kč4.974.120 Kč
9242.842 Kč128.366 Kč4.845.754 Kč
10236.354 Kč134.854 Kč4.710.900 Kč
11229.541 Kč141.667 Kč4.569.233 Kč
12222.380 Kč148.828 Kč4.420.405 Kč
13214.859 Kč156.349 Kč4.264.056 Kč
14206.960 Kč164.248 Kč4.099.808 Kč
15198.660 Kč172.548 Kč3.927.260 Kč
16189.939 Kč181.269 Kč3.745.991 Kč
17180.779 Kč190.429 Kč3.555.562 Kč
18171.157 Kč200.051 Kč3.355.511 Kč
19161.046 Kč210.162 Kč3.145.349 Kč
20150.425 Kč220.783 Kč2.924.566 Kč
21139.268 Kč231.940 Kč2.692.626 Kč
22127.548 Kč243.660 Kč2.448.966 Kč
23115.236 Kč255.972 Kč2.192.994 Kč
24102.300 Kč268.908 Kč1.924.086 Kč
2588.711 Kč282.497 Kč1.641.589 Kč
2674.434 Kč296.774 Kč1.344.815 Kč
2759.438 Kč311.770 Kč1.033.045 Kč
2843.684 Kč327.524 Kč705.521 Kč
2927.133 Kč344.075 Kč361.446 Kč
309.745 Kč361.446 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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