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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

31,5 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month23.736 Kč

Mortgage4,5 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
23.736 Kča month
Mortgage
4.452.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 52.747 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
68,5 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.065.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
4.093.202 Kč
Repaid in all
8.545.202 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
1218.439 Kč66.393 Kč4.385.607 Kč
2215.083 Kč69.749 Kč4.315.858 Kč
3211.560 Kč73.272 Kč4.242.586 Kč
4207.855 Kč76.977 Kč4.165.609 Kč
5203.965 Kč80.867 Kč4.084.742 Kč
6199.881 Kč84.951 Kč3.999.791 Kč
7195.588 Kč89.244 Kč3.910.547 Kč
8191.077 Kč93.755 Kč3.816.792 Kč
9186.338 Kč98.494 Kč3.718.298 Kč
10181.359 Kč103.473 Kč3.614.825 Kč
11176.133 Kč108.699 Kč3.506.126 Kč
12170.639 Kč114.193 Kč3.391.933 Kč
13164.870 Kč119.962 Kč3.271.971 Kč
14158.808 Kč126.024 Kč3.145.947 Kč
15152.439 Kč132.393 Kč3.013.554 Kč
16145.748 Kč139.084 Kč2.874.470 Kč
17138.720 Kč146.112 Kč2.728.358 Kč
18131.338 Kč153.494 Kč2.574.864 Kč
19123.580 Kč161.252 Kč2.413.612 Kč
20115.430 Kč169.402 Kč2.244.210 Kč
21106.871 Kč177.961 Kč2.066.249 Kč
2297.876 Kč186.956 Kč1.879.293 Kč
2388.429 Kč196.403 Kč1.682.890 Kč
2478.504 Kč206.328 Kč1.476.562 Kč
2568.079 Kč216.753 Kč1.259.809 Kč
2657.124 Kč227.708 Kč1.032.101 Kč
2745.619 Kč239.213 Kč792.888 Kč
2833.530 Kč251.302 Kč541.586 Kč
2920.830 Kč264.002 Kč277.584 Kč
307.490 Kč277.584 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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