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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

13,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month30.071 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
30.071 Kča month
Mortgage
5.640.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
86,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
876.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.185.629 Kč
Repaid in all
10.825.829 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
1276.739 Kč84.113 Kč5.556.087 Kč
2272.488 Kč88.364 Kč5.467.723 Kč
3268.022 Kč92.830 Kč5.374.893 Kč
4263.330 Kč97.522 Kč5.277.371 Kč
5258.403 Kč102.449 Kč5.174.922 Kč
6253.225 Kč107.627 Kč5.067.295 Kč
7247.787 Kč113.065 Kč4.954.230 Kč
8242.074 Kč118.778 Kč4.835.452 Kč
9236.071 Kč124.781 Kč4.710.671 Kč
10229.765 Kč131.087 Kč4.579.584 Kč
11223.142 Kč137.710 Kč4.441.874 Kč
12216.182 Kč144.670 Kč4.297.204 Kč
13208.871 Kč151.981 Kč4.145.223 Kč
14201.192 Kč159.660 Kč3.985.563 Kč
15193.125 Kč167.727 Kč3.817.836 Kč
16184.648 Kč176.204 Kč3.641.632 Kč
17175.741 Kč185.111 Kč3.456.521 Kč
18166.389 Kč194.463 Kč3.262.058 Kč
19156.560 Kč204.292 Kč3.057.766 Kč
20146.240 Kč214.612 Kč2.843.154 Kč
21135.393 Kč225.459 Kč2.617.695 Kč
22123.999 Kč236.853 Kč2.380.842 Kč
23112.030 Kč248.822 Kč2.132.020 Kč
2499.456 Kč261.396 Kč1.870.624 Kč
2586.246 Kč274.606 Kč1.596.018 Kč
2672.371 Kč288.481 Kč1.307.537 Kč
2757.792 Kč303.060 Kč1.004.477 Kč
2842.475 Kč318.377 Kč686.100 Kč
2926.388 Kč334.464 Kč351.636 Kč
309.485 Kč351.636 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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