Country comparison

IVF in Portugal vs UK: 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 UK
Portugal€13,950
UK€20,150

Cost & law, side by side

PortugalUK
IVF own eggs / cycle€4,500€6,500
Donor eggs / cycle€6,000€11,000
Egg donationnon-anonymousNON-anonymous
Age limit≤50clinic
Single womenyesyes
Same-sexyesyes
PGT-Ayesyes
Sex selectionnono
Surrogacyaltruisticaltruistic

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.

Vind het land waar jouw baby het minst kost.

We vergelijken IVF-slaagkansen, prijzen en wetten in 12 landen — met echte data van CDC, HFEA en ESHRE — en tonen je werkelijke kosten per baby, niet per cyclus. Eiceldonatie, 40+, alleenstaand of koppel van gelijk geslacht: waar het voor jou betaalbaar én legaal is.

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