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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

12,9 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.177 Kč

Mortgage5,7 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.177 Kča month
Mortgage
5.660.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
87,1 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
857.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.203.623 Kč
Repaid in all
10.863.623 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
1277.710 Kč84.414 Kč5.575.586 Kč
2273.444 Kč88.680 Kč5.486.906 Kč
3268.962 Kč93.162 Kč5.393.744 Kč
4264.254 Kč97.870 Kč5.295.874 Kč
5259.309 Kč102.815 Kč5.193.059 Kč
6254.112 Kč108.012 Kč5.085.047 Kč
7248.655 Kč113.469 Kč4.971.578 Kč
8242.920 Kč119.204 Kč4.852.374 Kč
9236.898 Kč125.226 Kč4.727.148 Kč
10230.570 Kč131.554 Kč4.595.594 Kč
11223.921 Kč138.203 Kč4.457.391 Kč
12216.938 Kč145.186 Kč4.312.205 Kč
13209.601 Kč152.523 Kč4.159.682 Kč
14201.892 Kč160.232 Kč3.999.450 Kč
15193.794 Kč168.330 Kč3.831.120 Kč
16185.289 Kč176.835 Kč3.654.285 Kč
17176.353 Kč185.771 Kč3.468.514 Kč
18166.967 Kč195.157 Kč3.273.357 Kč
19157.104 Kč205.020 Kč3.068.337 Kč
20146.741 Kč215.383 Kč2.852.954 Kč
21135.860 Kč226.264 Kč2.626.690 Kč
22124.422 Kč237.702 Kč2.388.988 Kč
23112.412 Kč249.712 Kč2.139.276 Kč
2499.794 Kč262.330 Kč1.876.946 Kč
2586.538 Kč275.586 Kč1.601.360 Kč
2672.610 Kč289.514 Kč1.311.846 Kč
2757.979 Kč304.145 Kč1.007.701 Kč
2842.611 Kč319.513 Kč688.188 Kč
2926.463 Kč335.661 Kč352.527 Kč
309.500 Kč352.527 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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