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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

11,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.614 Kč

Mortgage5,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.614 Kča month
Mortgage
5.742.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
88,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
775.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.279.084 Kč
Repaid in all
11.021.084 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
1281.731 Kč85.637 Kč5.656.363 Kč
2277.404 Kč89.964 Kč5.566.399 Kč
3272.858 Kč94.510 Kč5.471.889 Kč
4268.084 Kč99.284 Kč5.372.605 Kč
5263.064 Kč104.304 Kč5.268.301 Kč
6257.795 Kč109.573 Kč5.158.728 Kč
7252.256 Kč115.112 Kč5.043.616 Kč
8246.442 Kč120.926 Kč4.922.690 Kč
9240.330 Kč127.038 Kč4.795.652 Kč
10233.910 Kč133.458 Kč4.662.194 Kč
11227.167 Kč140.201 Kč4.521.993 Kč
12220.083 Kč147.285 Kč4.374.708 Kč
13212.638 Kč154.730 Kč4.219.978 Kč
14204.819 Kč162.549 Kč4.057.429 Kč
15196.605 Kč170.763 Kč3.886.666 Kč
16187.977 Kč179.391 Kč3.707.275 Kč
17178.910 Kč188.458 Kč3.518.817 Kč
18169.386 Kč197.982 Kč3.320.835 Kč
19159.383 Kč207.985 Kč3.112.850 Kč
20148.872 Kč218.496 Kč2.894.354 Kč
21137.830 Kč229.538 Kč2.664.816 Kč
22126.230 Kč241.138 Kč2.423.678 Kč
23114.045 Kč253.323 Kč2.170.355 Kč
24101.243 Kč266.125 Kč1.904.230 Kč
2587.795 Kč279.573 Kč1.624.657 Kč
2673.668 Kč293.700 Kč1.330.957 Kč
2758.825 Kč308.543 Kč1.022.414 Kč
2843.233 Kč324.135 Kč698.279 Kč
2926.854 Kč340.514 Kč357.765 Kč
309.647 Kč357.765 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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