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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

13,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.868 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.868 Kča month
Mortgage
5.602.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
86,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
915.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.150.191 Kč
Repaid in all
10.752.191 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
1274.864 Kč83.552 Kč5.518.448 Kč
2270.642 Kč87.774 Kč5.430.674 Kč
3266.204 Kč92.212 Kč5.338.462 Kč
4261.547 Kč96.869 Kč5.241.593 Kč
5256.652 Kč101.764 Kč5.139.829 Kč
6251.509 Kč106.907 Kč5.032.922 Kč
7246.105 Kč112.311 Kč4.920.611 Kč
8240.429 Kč117.987 Kč4.802.624 Kč
9234.467 Kč123.949 Kč4.678.675 Kč
10228.205 Kč130.211 Kč4.548.464 Kč
11221.624 Kč136.792 Kč4.411.672 Kč
12214.709 Kč143.707 Kč4.267.965 Kč
13207.450 Kč150.966 Kč4.116.999 Kč
14199.820 Kč158.596 Kč3.958.403 Kč
15191.806 Kč166.610 Kč3.791.793 Kč
16183.388 Kč175.028 Kč3.616.765 Kč
17174.542 Kč183.874 Kč3.432.891 Kč
18165.248 Kč193.168 Kč3.239.723 Kč
19155.490 Kč202.926 Kč3.036.797 Kč
20145.233 Kč213.183 Kč2.823.614 Kč
21134.463 Kč223.953 Kč2.599.661 Kč
22123.144 Kč235.272 Kč2.364.389 Kč
23111.256 Kč247.160 Kč2.117.229 Kč
2498.764 Kč259.652 Kč1.857.577 Kč
2585.644 Kč272.772 Kč1.584.805 Kč
2671.860 Kč286.556 Kč1.298.249 Kč
2757.378 Kč301.038 Kč997.211 Kč
2842.166 Kč316.250 Kč680.961 Kč
2926.185 Kč332.231 Kč348.730 Kč
309.397 Kč348.730 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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