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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

12 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.507 Kč

Mortgage5,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.507 Kča month
Mortgage
5.722.000 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 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
795.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.260.881 Kč
Repaid in all
10.982.881 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
1280.751 Kč85.333 Kč5.636.667 Kč
2276.439 Kč89.645 Kč5.547.022 Kč
3271.910 Kč94.174 Kč5.452.848 Kč
4267.150 Kč98.934 Kč5.353.914 Kč
5262.149 Kč103.935 Kč5.249.979 Kč
6256.897 Kč109.187 Kč5.140.792 Kč
7251.381 Kč114.703 Kč5.026.089 Kč
8245.585 Kč120.499 Kč4.905.590 Kč
9239.496 Kč126.588 Kč4.779.002 Kč
10233.099 Kč132.985 Kč4.646.017 Kč
11226.378 Kč139.706 Kč4.506.311 Kč
12219.320 Kč146.764 Kč4.359.547 Kč
13211.901 Kč154.183 Kč4.205.364 Kč
14204.109 Kč161.975 Kč4.043.389 Kč
15195.924 Kč170.160 Kč3.873.229 Kč
16187.327 Kč178.757 Kč3.694.472 Kč
17178.293 Kč187.791 Kč3.506.681 Kč
18168.805 Kč197.279 Kč3.309.402 Kč
19158.833 Kč207.251 Kč3.102.151 Kč
20148.362 Kč217.722 Kč2.884.429 Kč
21137.360 Kč228.724 Kč2.655.705 Kč
22125.800 Kč240.284 Kč2.415.421 Kč
23113.657 Kč252.427 Kč2.162.994 Kč
24100.900 Kč265.184 Kč1.897.810 Kč
2587.501 Kč278.583 Kč1.619.227 Kč
2673.423 Kč292.661 Kč1.326.566 Kč
2758.632 Kč307.452 Kč1.019.114 Kč
2843.095 Kč322.989 Kč696.125 Kč
2926.776 Kč339.308 Kč356.817 Kč
309.628 Kč356.817 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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