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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

14,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.751 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.751 Kča month
Mortgage
5.580.200 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
936.800 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.130.503 Kč
Repaid in all
10.710.703 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
1273.795 Kč83.217 Kč5.496.983 Kč
2269.588 Kč87.424 Kč5.409.559 Kč
3265.173 Kč91.839 Kč5.317.720 Kč
4260.530 Kč96.482 Kč5.221.238 Kč
5255.654 Kč101.358 Kč5.119.880 Kč
6250.532 Kč106.480 Kč5.013.400 Kč
7245.150 Kč111.862 Kč4.901.538 Kč
8239.498 Kč117.514 Kč4.784.024 Kč
9233.560 Kč123.452 Kč4.660.572 Kč
10227.323 Kč129.689 Kč4.530.883 Kč
11220.767 Kč136.245 Kč4.394.638 Kč
12213.882 Kč143.130 Kč4.251.508 Kč
13206.651 Kč150.361 Kč4.101.147 Kč
14199.051 Kč157.961 Kč3.943.186 Kč
15191.069 Kč165.943 Kč3.777.243 Kč
16182.683 Kč174.329 Kč3.602.914 Kč
17173.875 Kč183.137 Kč3.419.777 Kč
18164.621 Kč192.391 Kč3.227.386 Kč
19154.897 Kč202.115 Kč3.025.271 Kč
20144.683 Kč212.329 Kč2.812.942 Kč
21133.955 Kč223.057 Kč2.589.885 Kč
22122.682 Kč234.330 Kč2.355.555 Kč
23110.841 Kč246.171 Kč2.109.384 Kč
2498.401 Kč258.611 Kč1.850.773 Kč
2585.332 Kč271.680 Kč1.579.093 Kč
2671.603 Kč285.409 Kč1.293.684 Kč
2757.181 Kč299.831 Kč993.853 Kč
2842.028 Kč314.984 Kč678.869 Kč
2926.110 Kč330.902 Kč347.967 Kč
309.388 Kč347.967 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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