If you are considering surrogacy as a means to start a family, you will want to create a budget that factors in the variable costs of the process.
Along with the surrogate mother cost and compensation, the basic surrogacy process budget should include fees for the surrogacy agency, psychological screening and monitoring, medical procedures and screenings for the intended parent and surrogate (and egg donor if needed), legal representation and proceedings, as well as insurance for the pregnancy, delivery and newborn(s).
There are a number of different factors that will affect the total cost of the gestational surrogacy process, such as whether you use your own or donated eggs, and the age of the eggs, which can affect how many times it takes for the surrogate mother to get pregnant.