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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 month29.750 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.750 Kča month
Mortgage
5.580.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
937.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.130.309 Kč
Repaid in all
10.710.309 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
1273.786 Kč83.214 Kč5.496.786 Kč
2269.579 Kč87.421 Kč5.409.365 Kč
3265.164 Kč91.836 Kč5.317.529 Kč
4260.519 Kč96.481 Kč5.221.048 Kč
5255.644 Kč101.356 Kč5.119.692 Kč
6250.523 Kč106.477 Kč5.013.215 Kč
7245.145 Kč111.855 Kč4.901.360 Kč
8239.491 Kč117.509 Kč4.783.851 Kč
9233.555 Kč123.445 Kč4.660.406 Kč
10227.312 Kč129.688 Kč4.530.718 Kč
11220.760 Kč136.240 Kč4.394.478 Kč
12213.876 Kč143.124 Kč4.251.354 Kč
13206.642 Kč150.358 Kč4.100.996 Kč
14199.043 Kč157.957 Kč3.943.039 Kč
15191.064 Kč165.936 Kč3.777.103 Kč
16182.679 Kč174.321 Kč3.602.782 Kč
17173.867 Kč183.133 Kč3.419.649 Kč
18164.612 Kč192.388 Kč3.227.261 Kč
19154.891 Kč202.109 Kč3.025.152 Kč
20144.679 Kč212.321 Kč2.812.831 Kč
21133.947 Kč223.053 Kč2.589.778 Kč
22122.677 Kč234.323 Kč2.355.455 Kč
23110.836 Kč246.164 Kč2.109.291 Kč
2498.396 Kč258.604 Kč1.850.687 Kč
2585.328 Kč271.672 Kč1.579.015 Kč
2671.599 Kč285.401 Kč1.293.614 Kč
2757.175 Kč299.825 Kč993.789 Kč
2842.025 Kč314.975 Kč678.814 Kč
2926.107 Kč330.893 Kč347.921 Kč
309.388 Kč347.921 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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