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Last updated: September 16, 2026

How Much Does Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico in 2026?

Cataract surgery (one eye) in Mexico costs $1,200 to $1,800 in September 2026, the country range Bookimed collects. Prices vary by the clinic, the package it quotes and what that package covers. ECG costs $50 when billed on top. Individual clinics publish anything from $2,900 to $3,700, so a single quote can run above $1,800. Compared with the US, where the surgery runs $3,500 to $6,000, cataract surgery in Mexico costs about 68% less.

How Much Does Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico in 2026?
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Mexico Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost Overview

What you are looking atFigure
Typical price in Mexico$1,200–$1,800
Clinic prices$2,900–$3,700
Clinics6
CitiesTijuana
AccreditationsJCI
Billed on topECG
Compared with the US$3,500–$6,000

Mexico Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost by Clinic

Cataract surgery (one eye) in Mexico is offered by 6 clinics, and 2 of them publish a price ranging from $2,900 to $3,700. The six best clinics below are the ones Bookimed ranks first for this procedure in the country. One of the 6 clinics shown names a doctor. Cities where these clinics operate include Tijuana (2), Monterrey (2), Mexicali (1) and Mexico City (1).

ClinicCityOperation priceTechniques
Hospital de la FamiliaMexicali–Cataract surgery with multi-focal lens
Hospital Zambrano HellionMonterrey–Cataract surgery
CODET Vision InstituteTijuana$2,900–
Hospital Angeles TijuanaTijuana$3,700–
Hospital San Jos Tecnolgico de MonterreyMonterrey––
NomadocMexico City–Phacoemulsification, extracapsular lens extraction, monofocal intraocular lenses, EDOF intraocular lenses, multifocal intraocular lenses

What Is Not Included in the Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Price in Mexico

Cataract surgery in Mexico often requires pre-operative testing billed separately from the procedure price. An ECG starts at $50. Not all patients need every test. Costs vary by clinic and the complexity of each case.

What Affects the Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Price in Mexico

What cataract surgery costs in Mexico moves with the clinic and the package: published clinic prices run $2,900 to $3,700, entirely above the country range of $1,200 to $1,800. An ECG starts at $50 when billed separately.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Other Countries

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) in Mexico ranks 2nd out of 12 countries compared, with a typical price of $1,200 to $1,800. Poland is the only country that costs less, at $900 to $1,700. The other ten countries in the comparison cost more, up to the US at $3,500 to $6,000. Compared with the US, Mexico costs 68% less.

CountryTypical priceDifference vs Mexico
Poland$900–$1,70013% less than Mexico
Mexico (this page)$1,200–$1,800—
India$850–$2,2003% more than Mexico
Turkey$1,200–$2,0007% more than Mexico
Thailand$1,400–$2,30023% more than Mexico
South Korea$750–$3,10028% more than Mexico
Spain$2,000–$3,20073% more than Mexico
Australia$2,000–$3,60087% more than Mexico
Germany$2,90092% more than Mexico
the UK$2,200–$3,70097% more than Mexico
Canada$2,700–$4,300133% more than Mexico
the US$3,500–$6,000217% more than Mexico

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Poland

Poland prices cataract surgery at $900 to $1,700, running 13% less than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Clinics in Mexico bill for ECG on top of the price, and clinics in Poland bill for Chest X-Ray, Consultation with a surgeon and Online consultation with Surgeon.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs India

India prices cataract surgery at $850 to $2,200, running 3% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Clinics in Mexico bill for ECG on top of the price, and clinics in India bill for Lab tests.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Turkey

Turkey prices cataract surgery at $1,200 to $2,000, running 7% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Both countries bill for ECG on top of the price, starting from $50 in Mexico and $20 in Turkey. Clinics in Turkey also bill for Chest X-Ray and Lab tests.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Thailand

Thailand prices cataract surgery at $1,400 to $2,300, running 23% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Both countries bill for ECG on top of the price, starting from $50 in Mexico and $20 in Thailand. Clinics in Thailand also bill for Chest X-Ray, Consultation with a surgeon and Lab tests.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs South Korea

South Korea prices cataract surgery at $750 to $3,100, running 28% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Spain

Spain prices cataract surgery at $2,000 to $3,200, running 73% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Clinics in Mexico bill for ECG on top of the price, and clinics in Spain bill for Complete blood count and Consultation with a physician.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Australia

Australia prices cataract surgery at $2,000 to $3,600, running 87% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Germany

Germany prices cataract surgery at $2,900, running 92% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Both countries bill for ECG on top of the price, starting from $50 in Mexico and $60 in Germany.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs the UK

The UK prices cataract surgery at $2,200 to $3,700, running 97% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs Canada

Canada prices cataract surgery at $2,700 to $4,300, running 133% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico vs the US

The US prices cataract surgery at $3,500 to $6,000, running 217% more than Mexico's $1,200 to $1,800. Clinics in Mexico bill for ECG on top of the price, and clinics in the US bill for Biochemical blood analysis, Complete blood count and Extended analysis of blood.

Methodology: How Bookimed Calculates Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Cost in Mexico

The typical price range for cataract surgery (one eye) in Mexico is $1,200–$1,800. It comes from Bookimed's own price data: patient requests, official quotes from partner clinics, and real invoices. Median costs are updated monthly.

Clinic prices in the clinic table are what each clinic publishes for cataract surgery (one eye). 2 of 6 clinics in Mexico publish one, and those prices run $2,900–$3,700.

A single quote can run above the typical range. Clinic figures above are shown as each clinic published them.

Cataract Surgery (One Eye) Clinics in Other Countries