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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

15,4 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month29.335 Kč

Mortgage5,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
29.335 Kča month
Mortgage
5.502.000 Kč

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

Loan to value
84,6 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
1.015.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
5.058.161 Kč
Repaid in all
10.560.161 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
1269.958 Kč82.062 Kč5.419.938 Kč
2265.810 Kč86.210 Kč5.333.728 Kč
3261.454 Kč90.566 Kč5.243.162 Kč
4256.874 Kč95.146 Kč5.148.016 Kč
5252.069 Kč99.951 Kč5.048.065 Kč
6247.018 Kč105.002 Kč4.943.063 Kč
7241.713 Kč110.307 Kč4.832.756 Kč
8236.136 Kč115.884 Kč4.716.872 Kč
9230.280 Kč121.740 Kč4.595.132 Kč
10224.131 Kč127.889 Kč4.467.243 Kč
11217.666 Kč134.354 Kč4.332.889 Kč
12210.878 Kč141.142 Kč4.191.747 Kč
13203.744 Kč148.276 Kč4.043.471 Kč
14196.251 Kč155.769 Kč3.887.702 Kč
15188.378 Kč163.642 Kč3.724.060 Kč
16180.110 Kč171.910 Kč3.552.150 Kč
17171.424 Kč180.596 Kč3.371.554 Kč
18162.297 Kč189.723 Kč3.181.831 Kč
19152.712 Kč199.308 Kč2.982.523 Kč
20142.638 Kč209.382 Kč2.773.141 Kč
21132.056 Kč219.964 Kč2.553.177 Kč
22120.942 Kč231.078 Kč2.322.099 Kč
23109.264 Kč242.756 Kč2.079.343 Kč
2496.998 Kč255.022 Kč1.824.321 Kč
2584.108 Kč267.912 Kč1.556.409 Kč
2670.570 Kč281.450 Kč1.274.959 Kč
2756.348 Kč295.672 Kč979.287 Kč
2841.406 Kč310.614 Kč668.673 Kč
2925.709 Kč326.311 Kč342.362 Kč
309.219 Kč342.362 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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