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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

14,8 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.537 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.537 Kča month
Mortgage
5.540.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
85,2 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
977.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.093.406 Kč
Repaid in all
10.633.406 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
1271.822 Kč82.622 Kč5.457.378 Kč
2267.647 Kč86.797 Kč5.370.581 Kč
3263.262 Kč91.182 Kč5.279.399 Kč
4258.654 Kč95.790 Kč5.183.609 Kč
5253.811 Kč100.633 Kč5.082.976 Kč
6248.727 Kč105.717 Kč4.977.259 Kč
7243.384 Kč111.060 Kč4.866.199 Kč
8237.772 Kč116.672 Kč4.749.527 Kč
9231.876 Kč122.568 Kč4.626.959 Kč
10225.684 Kč128.760 Kč4.498.199 Kč
11219.176 Kč135.268 Kč4.362.931 Kč
12212.340 Kč142.104 Kč4.220.827 Kč
13205.159 Kč149.285 Kč4.071.542 Kč
14197.615 Kč156.829 Kč3.914.713 Kč
15189.690 Kč164.754 Kč3.749.959 Kč
16181.363 Kč173.081 Kč3.576.878 Kč
17172.618 Kč181.826 Kč3.395.052 Kč
18163.427 Kč191.017 Kč3.204.035 Kč
19153.776 Kč200.668 Kč3.003.367 Kč
20143.635 Kč210.809 Kč2.792.558 Kč
21132.983 Kč221.461 Kč2.571.097 Kč
22121.789 Kč232.655 Kč2.338.442 Kč
23110.036 Kč244.408 Kč2.094.034 Kč
2497.683 Kč256.761 Kč1.837.273 Kč
2584.707 Kč269.737 Kč1.567.536 Kč
2671.080 Kč283.364 Kč1.284.172 Kč
2756.757 Kč297.687 Kč986.485 Kč
2841.714 Kč312.730 Kč673.755 Kč
2925.911 Kč328.533 Kč345.222 Kč
309.308 Kč345.222 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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