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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

14,7 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.567 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.567 Kča month
Mortgage
5.545.550 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,3 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
971.450 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.098.307 Kč
Repaid in all
10.643.857 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
1272.095 Kč82.709 Kč5.462.841 Kč
2267.914 Kč86.890 Kč5.375.951 Kč
3263.524 Kč91.280 Kč5.284.671 Kč
4258.910 Kč95.894 Kč5.188.777 Kč
5254.064 Kč100.740 Kč5.088.037 Kč
6248.975 Kč105.829 Kč4.982.208 Kč
7243.625 Kč111.179 Kč4.871.029 Kč
8238.008 Kč116.796 Kč4.754.233 Kč
9232.106 Kč122.698 Kč4.631.535 Kč
10225.905 Kč128.899 Kč4.502.636 Kč
11219.391 Kč135.413 Kč4.367.223 Kč
12212.548 Kč142.256 Kč4.224.967 Kč
13205.360 Kč149.444 Kč4.075.523 Kč
14197.807 Kč156.997 Kč3.918.526 Kč
15189.873 Kč164.931 Kč3.753.595 Kč
16181.538 Kč173.266 Kč3.580.329 Kč
17172.784 Kč182.020 Kč3.398.309 Kč
18163.586 Kč191.218 Kč3.207.091 Kč
19153.923 Kč200.881 Kč3.006.210 Kč
20143.773 Kč211.031 Kč2.795.179 Kč
21133.107 Kč221.697 Kč2.573.482 Kč
22121.904 Kč232.900 Kč2.340.582 Kč
23110.134 Kč244.670 Kč2.095.912 Kč
2497.770 Kč257.034 Kč1.838.878 Kč
2584.782 Kč270.022 Kč1.568.856 Kč
2671.135 Kč283.669 Kč1.285.187 Kč
2756.801 Kč298.003 Kč987.184 Kč
2841.742 Kč313.062 Kč674.122 Kč
2925.922 Kč328.882 Kč345.240 Kč
309.301 Kč345.240 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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