Surrogacy Cost by Country: Compare Prices & Pros/Cons

So, How Much Does Surrogacy Cost?

This question comes up as one of the very first in conversations with future parents — usually even before questions about the clinic, documentation, or timelines. It’s important to understand that there is no universal answer. The price always depends on several factors, above all: the country where the program will take place, and the family model of the parent or parents entering the program.

The Most Budget-Friendly Option: Ukraine

Let’s start with the most budget-friendly options, the leading one today being Ukraine. The country’s legislation allows surrogacy treatment exclusively for traditional married couples, which pushes those exploring surrogacy for single men and LGBT families to pursue their path to parenthood in other countries, or to combine what Ukraine offers with other destinations.

We’ve put together the countries we work with most often into a single table, so you can visually compare the key nuances of each direction.

Country	Available for	Price, EUR	Advantages	Nuances
Ukraine	Traditional married couples	from €47,000	Regulated by law. Birth certificate issued in the parents’ names. Guaranteed programs. Many years of experience and a high success rate. Choice of embryo sex. Non-anonymous donation. Program starts without waiting.	Unstable wartime situation; programs mostly take place in western regions near the Polish and Hungarian borders.
Europe	Traditional couples. LGBT and single men — subject to embryo transfer taking place in another country.	Traditional couples — from €55,000 Single men, LGBT families — from €56,000	The most popular option for parents from European countries: biomaterial freezing and birth within the EU.	Donor and embryo sex selection are prohibited for IVF performed within the EU. Guaranteed programs are not available.
Georgia	Traditional couples (married for at least 1 year)	from €52,000	Regulated by law. Birth certificate issued in the parents’ names. Choice of embryo sex. Non-anonymous donation. Guaranteed programs.	Program starts with a waiting period.
Albania	Traditional couples, LGBT, single men	Traditional couples — from €50,000 LGBT/single — from €55,000	Comfortable proximity for Europeans. Guaranteed programs. Choice of embryo sex. Non-anonymous donation.	Surrogacy is not regulated at the legislative level.
Cyprus	Traditional couples, single men	from €55,000	Guaranteed programs. Choice of embryo sex.	Program starts with a waiting period. Anonymous donation.

Combined Programs

Combining the legislation of several countries within a single program allows future parents to achieve several goals at once. For example: freezing material in country A because it’s nearby; performing IVF in country B because it allows open donation and embryo sex selection; taking the surrogate mother to give birth in country C, which allows the newborn’s documents to be issued without complications and from which it’s close and convenient to travel home with the baby.

Which Combination Fits Your Family Model?

This exact scenario is most in demand among same-sex families and single men going through surrogacy with donor material who want the option to choose the donor and the sex of their future child themselves.

The opposite approach applies to parents whose goal is to get a birth certificate issued in their own names, with no mention whatsoever of surrogacy. This option is most often chosen by heterosexual married couples, for whom international surrogacy cost remains more budget-friendly thanks to the ability to run the program within a single country and clear legislation that minimizes legal involvement and regulates pricing.

In this case, the parents travel to Ukraine or Georgia for literally a few hours — to leave biological material and complete the initial legal documentation and program permits. After the birth, leaving the country with the child takes 1-2 weeks, and the procedure for obtaining the baby’s documents is as simplified and expedited as possible.