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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

42,2 % of the price. At least 1.300.000 Kč for you.

The mortgage

A month20.047 Kč

Mortgage3,8 Mio. Kč

Monthly payment

Monthly payment
20.047 Kča month
Mortgage
3.760.000 Kč

A bank will want to see a net income of about 44.549 Kč a month, for the payment to be 45 % of it.

Loan to value
57,8 % of the price
The most a bank may lend you: 80 %
Cash on day one
2.757.000 Kč
Interest over 30 years
3.456.809 Kč
Repaid in all
7.216.809 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
1184.486 Kč56.078 Kč3.703.922 Kč
2181.651 Kč58.913 Kč3.645.009 Kč
3178.675 Kč61.889 Kč3.583.120 Kč
4175.549 Kč65.015 Kč3.518.105 Kč
5172.263 Kč68.301 Kč3.449.804 Kč
6168.810 Kč71.754 Kč3.378.050 Kč
7165.184 Kč75.380 Kč3.302.670 Kč
8161.374 Kč79.190 Kč3.223.480 Kč
9157.374 Kč83.190 Kč3.140.290 Kč
10153.170 Kč87.394 Kč3.052.896 Kč
11148.754 Kč91.810 Kč2.961.086 Kč
12144.114 Kč96.450 Kč2.864.636 Kč
13139.240 Kč101.324 Kč2.763.312 Kč
14134.120 Kč106.444 Kč2.656.868 Kč
15128.738 Kč111.826 Kč2.545.042 Kč
16123.089 Kč117.475 Kč2.427.567 Kč
17117.154 Kč123.410 Kč2.304.157 Kč
18110.915 Kč129.649 Kč2.174.508 Kč
19104.364 Kč136.200 Kč2.038.308 Kč
2097.481 Kč143.083 Kč1.895.225 Kč
2190.251 Kč150.313 Kč1.744.912 Kč
2282.655 Kč157.909 Kč1.587.003 Kč
2374.676 Kč165.888 Kč1.421.115 Kč
2466.293 Kč174.271 Kč1.246.844 Kč
2557.486 Kč183.078 Kč1.063.766 Kč
2648.235 Kč192.329 Kč871.437 Kč
2738.515 Kč202.049 Kč669.388 Kč
2828.303 Kč212.261 Kč457.127 Kč
2917.580 Kč222.984 Kč234.143 Kč
306.310 Kč234.143 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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