Investment property in the Czech Republic: what to buy and what it costs
Two-room apartment in Rybáře district
$139,600
A 55 m² two-room apartment - a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom, and a balcony in Rybáře on the banks of the Ohře river, a few minutes by bus from the centre of Karlovy Vary and the station. Karlovy Vary is a spa town with sanatoriums and hotels, and homes here are among the most affordable of the country's large towns. Apartments are rented by staff of sanatoriums and hotels and by families.
Two-room apartment in Nové Sady district
$213,400
A 55 m² two-room apartment - a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom, and a balcony in Nové Sady in southern Olomouc, with trams to the centre and the university, schools and shops. Olomouc is home to Palacký University, one of the oldest universities in Central Europe, and small apartments here are let all year round.
Three-room apartment in Poruba district
$214,300
A 68 m² three-room apartment - a living room and two bedrooms, a kitchen and a balcony in Poruba in western Ostrava, with trams to the centre, parks and shops. Poruba is home to the Technical University of Ostrava, and the city is the industrial centre of the east of the country, so apartments here are rented by students, engineers and families.
Two-room apartment in Moravské Předměstí district
$233,700
A 55 m² two-room apartment - a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom, and a balcony in Moravské Předměstí east of the centre of Hradec Králové, with buses and trolleybuses to the centre, schools and shops. Hradec Králové has a university, a medical faculty and a large hospital, and apartments here are rented by students, doctors and young families.
Three-room apartment in Rochlice district
$249,700
A 68 m² three-room apartment - a living room and two bedrooms, a kitchen and a balcony in Rochlice in southern Liberec, with trams and buses to the centre, schools and shops. Liberec lies by the mountains near the German and Polish borders, with a technical university and factories, and apartments are rented by engineers, students and families.
Three-room apartment in Lochotín district
$268,200
A 70 m² three-room apartment - a living room and two bedrooms, a kitchen and a balcony in Lochotín in northern Plzeň, with trams to the centre, a park and the university hospital nearby. Plzeň is an industrial and university city in the west of the country, and apartments here are rented by factory and hospital staff, students and families.
Two-room apartment in Královo Pole district
$284,800
A 55 m² two-room apartment - a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom, and a balcony in Královo Pole in northern Brno, with trams to the centre, the technical university campus and offices of technology companies. Brno is the country's second city with large universities, and apartments here are rented by students, programmers and young professionals.
Two-room apartment in Stodůlky district
$332,700
A 50 m² two-room apartment - a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom, and a balcony in Stodůlky in south-western Prague, near the metro to the centre, parks and shopping centres. Prague is the largest rental market in the country, and apartments near the metro here do not stand empty.
What properties investors buy in the Czech Republic
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Apartments for sale in Prague, Brno, Plzeň, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Ostrava, Olomouc and Karlovy Vary, rental yield, taxes, transaction costs and the purchase rules for foreigners.
A foreigner buys an apartment in the Czech Republic on the same terms as citizens, with no permits, and ownership is entered in the Land Registry in your name. According to the Czech Statistical Office, in 2025 apartments in the country sold for $3,340 per m² on average and in Prague for $6,070, and by the second quarter of 2026 existing apartments rose another 14% over the year. A two-room apartment costs $139,600 in Karlovy Vary and $284,800 in Brno, and letting in Prague brings about 4% a year before tax.
This page covers two-room apartments in Karlovy Vary, Olomouc, Hradec Králové, Brno and Prague, three-room apartments in Ostrava, Liberec and Plzeň, prices by city, rental yield, taxes, transaction costs and the purchase rules. In the Czech Republic the living room counts as a room: a two-room apartment is a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom. There is no purchase tax, so on top of the price you pay only the Land Registry fee and the lawyer. The manager will confirm what is on sale today and the exact price.
The market in brief
Prices and rules as of 2026.
How much an apartment in the Czech Republic costs in 2026
Home prices in the Czech Republic are quoted in Czech korunas. According to the Czech Statistical Office, in 2025 apartments in the country sold for 72,410 korunas per m² on average, about $3,340, and the average apartment sold, 61 m², cost about $204,000. Prague is the most expensive at $6,070 per m² on average, Brno is $4,610 and Hradec Králové $3,780. In Ostrava an apartment costs $2,800 per m² on average and in Karlovy Vary $2,260, 2.7 times less than in Prague. By the second quarter of 2026 existing apartments rose 14% over the year, and 11.9% in Prague.
| City | Average apartment price per m² | Prices year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Prague | ~$6,070 | +13.5% |
| Brno | ~$4,610 | +12.9% |
| Hradec Králové | ~$3,780 | +15.9% |
| Olomouc | ~$3,450 | +12.5% |
| Plzeň | ~$3,410 | +14.9% |
| Liberec | ~$3,270 | +13.5% |
| Ostrava | ~$2,800 | +22.5% |
| Karlovy Vary | ~$2,260 | +12.8% |
Czech Statistical Office data on average transaction prices of apartments for 2025; «Prices year on year» is the change against 2024. Korunas converted at the Czech National Bank rate of 21.651 korunas per dollar on 22 October 2026, dollars rounded. Prices in the cards include the rise in existing apartment prices by the second quarter of 2026.
What yield letting brings
The gross yield of long-term letting in Prague is about 4% a year before tax: an apartment of about 55 m² with one bedroom lets for $1,200-1,300 a month, with services and energy charged on a separate line. By law the deposit is no more than three months' rent, and leases are usually signed for a year. Two-room apartments near universities are rented by students and young professionals, and three-room apartments by families.
| Tax | Rate |
|---|---|
| Letting an apartment | 15% income tax, 23% on income over 1,762,812 korunas a year; 30% of the income is deducted as expenses without receipts |
| Selling an apartment | 15% of the gain if you sell within 10 years and the apartment was not your home |
| Annually | property tax: 3.5 korunas per m² of the apartment, multiplied by the city's coefficients |
Data for 2026: yield for Prague; the country comparison is in the rental yield table.
Non-residents also pay the tax on rent in the Czech Republic and file a return once a year, and the taxes of your own country are counted separately. Rates and examples are on the taxes in the Czech Republic page.
What costs to add to the property price
| Payment | Amount |
|---|---|
| Acquisition tax | none, abolished by Act No. 386/2020 |
| Land Registry fee | 2,000 korunas, ~$92, for entering the ownership right |
| Escrow and contract | holding the money in escrow with a notary, lawyer or bank and a contract in Czech - at their rates |
| Building upkeep | a monthly contribution to the apartment owners' association for repairs and services, separate from taxes |
Data for 2026. There is no purchase tax, so on top of the apartment price you pay the Land Registry fee, the lawyer, escrow and document translation; an agent and bank transfer fees are paid separately. The manager calculates the total for a specific property.
In the Czech Republic the apartment and the type of ownership are checked before the deposit
Mistakes cost more than the transaction: a cooperative apartment instead of one in ownership, a mortgage or a seizure in the Land Registry, debts to the owners' association, money sent to the seller before the right is entered. Murblz support removes these risks: we find an apartment for your budget and goal, check the Land Registry extract and the type of ownership, calculate the tax and yield, agree the payment route and run the transaction through escrow until the right is entered in your name.
The cost of support depends on the purchase budget and the goal - letting or a home for yourself; the manager will calculate it in the chat.
Buying with no restrictions, except farm and forest land
A foreigner buys an apartment in the Czech Republic on the same terms as Czech citizens, with no permits and without residence; restrictions remain only on agricultural and forest land. The contract is drawn up in Czech, the money is held in escrow with a notary, lawyer or bank until the right is entered, and the right is entered in the Land Registry no earlier than 20 days after the previous owner is notified - the whole registration takes about a month. An apartment can be in personal ownership or cooperative, where you buy a share in the cooperative rather than the apartment itself, so we check the type of ownership before the deposit.
Buying an apartment does not give residence: status is obtained through work, business, study or family. For citizens of Russia and Belarus without residence in the European Union, banks do not accept deposits over 100,000 euros, and the lawyer and the bank check the buyer against sanctions lists, so we agree the payment route before the deposit. Status conditions are on the Czech residence permit page, and the manager will send a selection of apartments for your goal to the chat.
How we select a property
- Budget and goal: letting or a home for yourself. The manager clarifies the city, district and type of building.
- Buyer's documents: passport, proof of the source of funds and an account for the transaction.
- A selection of real properties and checks: the Land Registry extract, the type of ownership, mortgage, seizures and debts to the owners' association - before the deposit.
- The transaction: a contract in Czech, the money in escrow, entry of the right in the Land Registry in your name and payment to the seller after the entry.
The manager sends the selection to the chat, with sellers' prices on the date of the selection.
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