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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

11,1 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.817 Kč

Mortgage5,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.817 Kča month
Mortgage
5.780.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
88,9 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
737.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.313.860 Kč
Repaid in all
11.093.860 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
1283.597 Kč86.207 Kč5.693.793 Kč
2279.240 Kč90.564 Kč5.603.229 Kč
3274.667 Kč95.137 Kč5.508.092 Kč
4269.857 Kč99.947 Kč5.408.145 Kč
5264.806 Kč104.998 Kč5.303.147 Kč
6259.499 Kč110.305 Kč5.192.842 Kč
7253.926 Kč115.878 Kč5.076.964 Kč
8248.070 Kč121.734 Kč4.955.230 Kč
9241.918 Kč127.886 Kč4.827.344 Kč
10235.456 Kč134.348 Kč4.692.996 Kč
11228.667 Kč141.137 Kč4.551.859 Kč
12221.535 Kč148.269 Kč4.403.590 Kč
13214.042 Kč155.762 Kč4.247.828 Kč
14206.172 Kč163.632 Kč4.084.196 Kč
15197.903 Kč171.901 Kč3.912.295 Kč
16189.214 Kč180.590 Kč3.731.705 Kč
17180.090 Kč189.714 Kč3.541.991 Kč
18170.502 Kč199.302 Kč3.342.689 Kč
19160.430 Kč209.374 Kč3.133.315 Kč
20149.851 Kč219.953 Kč2.913.362 Kč
21138.734 Kč231.070 Kč2.682.292 Kč
22127.058 Kč242.746 Kč2.439.546 Kč
23114.791 Kč255.013 Kč2.184.533 Kč
24101.903 Kč267.901 Kč1.916.632 Kč
2588.366 Kč281.438 Kč1.635.194 Kč
2674.143 Kč295.661 Kč1.339.533 Kč
2759.202 Kč310.602 Kč1.028.931 Kč
2843.506 Kč326.298 Kč702.633 Kč
2927.020 Kč342.784 Kč359.849 Kč
309.695 Kč359.849 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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