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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

12,3 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.391 Kč

Mortgage5,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.391 Kča month
Mortgage
5.700.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
87,7 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
816.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.240.766 Kč
Repaid in all
10.940.966 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
1279.682 Kč85.010 Kč5.615.190 Kč
2275.388 Kč89.304 Kč5.525.886 Kč
3270.874 Kč93.818 Kč5.432.068 Kč
4266.133 Kč98.559 Kč5.333.509 Kč
5261.153 Kč103.539 Kč5.229.970 Kč
6255.919 Kč108.773 Kč5.121.197 Kč
7250.423 Kč114.269 Kč5.006.928 Kč
8244.651 Kč120.041 Kč4.886.887 Kč
9238.581 Kč126.111 Kč4.760.776 Kč
10232.211 Kč132.481 Kč4.628.295 Kč
11225.514 Kč139.178 Kč4.489.117 Kč
12218.482 Kč146.210 Kč4.342.907 Kč
13211.093 Kč153.599 Kč4.189.308 Kč
14203.331 Kč161.361 Kč4.027.947 Kč
15195.177 Kč169.515 Kč3.858.432 Kč
16186.610 Kč178.082 Kč3.680.350 Kč
17177.611 Kč187.081 Kč3.493.269 Kč
18168.159 Kč196.533 Kč3.296.736 Kč
19158.227 Kč206.465 Kč3.090.271 Kč
20147.794 Kč216.898 Kč2.873.373 Kč
21136.832 Kč227.860 Kč2.645.513 Kč
22125.317 Kč239.375 Kč2.406.138 Kč
23113.220 Kč251.472 Kč2.154.666 Kč
24100.509 Kč264.183 Kč1.890.483 Kč
2587.160 Kč277.532 Kč1.612.951 Kč
2673.135 Kč291.557 Kč1.321.394 Kč
2758.403 Kč306.289 Kč1.015.105 Kč
2842.928 Kč321.764 Kč693.341 Kč
2926.665 Kč338.027 Kč355.314 Kč
309.584 Kč355.314 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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