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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

11 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.827 Kč

Mortgage5,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.827 Kča month
Mortgage
5.782.000 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 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
735.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.316.022 Kč
Repaid in all
11.098.022 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
1283.697 Kč86.227 Kč5.695.773 Kč
2279.337 Kč90.587 Kč5.605.186 Kč
3274.763 Kč95.161 Kč5.510.025 Kč
4269.951 Kč99.973 Kč5.410.052 Kč
5264.901 Kč105.023 Kč5.305.029 Kč
6259.595 Kč110.329 Kč5.194.700 Kč
7254.016 Kč115.908 Kč5.078.792 Kč
8248.160 Kč121.764 Kč4.957.028 Kč
9242.005 Kč127.919 Kč4.829.109 Kč
10235.543 Kč134.381 Kč4.694.728 Kč
11228.751 Kč141.173 Kč4.553.555 Kč
12221.618 Kč148.306 Kč4.405.249 Kč
13214.125 Kč155.799 Kč4.249.450 Kč
14206.251 Kč163.673 Kč4.085.777 Kč
15197.978 Kč171.946 Kč3.913.831 Kč
16189.291 Kč180.633 Kč3.733.198 Kč
17180.163 Kč189.761 Kč3.543.437 Kč
18170.571 Kč199.353 Kč3.344.084 Kč
19160.498 Kč209.426 Kč3.134.658 Kč
20149.914 Kč220.010 Kč2.914.648 Kč
21138.797 Kč231.127 Kč2.683.521 Kč
22127.118 Kč242.806 Kč2.440.715 Kč
23114.846 Kč255.078 Kč2.185.637 Kč
24101.958 Kč267.966 Kč1.917.671 Kč
2588.414 Kč281.510 Kč1.636.161 Kč
2674.191 Kč295.733 Kč1.340.428 Kč
2759.245 Kč310.679 Kč1.029.749 Kč
2843.546 Kč326.378 Kč703.371 Kč
2927.053 Kč342.871 Kč360.500 Kč
309.726 Kč360.500 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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