Country comparison

IVF in Portugal vs USA: cost, success & law (2026)

Side by side — price per cycle, the real cost per baby, and the laws that decide if you're even eligible. Portugal is the lower cost per baby in this matchup.

Cost per baby (own eggs, age 38) — Portugal vs USA
Portugal€13,950
USA€55,800

Cost & law, side by side

PortugalUSA
IVF own eggs / cycle€4,500€18,000
Donor eggs / cycle€6,000€25,000
Egg donationnon-anonymousboth
Age limit≤50none
Single womenyesyes
Same-sexyesyes
PGT-Ayesyes
Sex selectionnoYES
Surrogacyaltruisticyes (paid)

Regulatory arbitrage — why country matters

🥚Egg donation is banned in Germany, Switzerland & Italy-restricted — patients legally travel to Spain, Czechia, Greece.
👩Single women & female couples: yes in Spain/Greece/Denmark/UK/Portugal; restricted in Germany/Poland/Turkey.
🧬Non-medical sex selection: legal in North Cyprus & USA only.
🤰Paid surrogacy: Georgia & USA; altruistic: Greece, UK, Portugal; banned in Germany/France.

Laws change — verify current eligibility for your nationality and situation.

Which should you choose?

On cost per baby (own eggs, age 38), Portugal comes out lower here — but the right choice depends on your age, whether you need donor eggs, and the legal rules above (single, same-sex, age limit). Model your exact case in the cost-per-baby calculator.

Cost: clinic averages 2026. Success: SART/CDC, HFEA, ESHRE. Verify current legal eligibility for your nationality.

Найдите страну, где ваш ребёнок обойдётся дешевле всего.

Сравниваем успех ЭКО, цены и законы в 12 странах — по реальным данным CDC, HFEA и ESHRE — и показываем настоящую цену за РЕБЁНКА, а не за цикл. Донорские яйцеклетки, 40+, одинокие или однополые: где это доступно и легально именно вам.

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