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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

14,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.654 Kč

Mortgage5,6 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.654 Kča month
Mortgage
5.562.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
955.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.113.769 Kč
Repaid in all
10.675.769 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
1272.902 Kč82.946 Kč5.479.054 Kč
2268.708 Kč87.140 Kč5.391.914 Kč
3264.307 Kč91.541 Kč5.300.373 Kč
4259.680 Kč96.168 Kč5.204.205 Kč
5254.822 Kč101.026 Kč5.103.179 Kč
6249.714 Kč106.134 Kč4.997.045 Kč
7244.353 Kč111.495 Kč4.885.550 Kč
8238.717 Kč117.131 Kč4.768.419 Kč
9232.800 Kč123.048 Kč4.645.371 Kč
10226.582 Kč129.266 Kč4.516.105 Kč
11220.049 Kč135.799 Kč4.380.306 Kč
12213.185 Kč142.663 Kč4.237.643 Kč
13205.978 Kč149.870 Kč4.087.773 Kč
14198.402 Kč157.446 Kč3.930.327 Kč
15190.448 Kč165.400 Kč3.764.927 Kč
16182.088 Kč173.760 Kč3.591.167 Kč
17173.308 Kč182.540 Kč3.408.627 Kč
18164.081 Kč191.767 Kč3.216.860 Kč
19154.391 Kč201.457 Kč3.015.403 Kč
20144.210 Kč211.638 Kč2.803.765 Kč
21133.518 Kč222.330 Kč2.581.435 Kč
22122.282 Kč233.566 Kč2.347.869 Kč
23110.479 Kč245.369 Kč2.102.500 Kč
2498.079 Kč257.769 Kč1.844.731 Kč
2585.053 Kč270.795 Kč1.573.936 Kč
2671.366 Kč284.482 Kč1.289.454 Kč
2756.992 Kč298.856 Kč990.598 Kč
2841.891 Kč313.957 Kč676.641 Kč
2926.025 Kč329.823 Kč346.818 Kč
309.359 Kč346.818 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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