Cost · Tijuana
Breast augmentation cost in Tijuana
The comparison below is for budgeting. Your own number depends on your work-up, the facility, the devices used and how long you need to stay.
| Procedure | Typical US price | Typical Tijuana price | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast augmentation (per procedure) | $6,000 to $12,000 | $3,500 to $6,500 | 42% to 46% less |
Ranges collected 2026-08-29 from published clinic prices. Estimates for budgeting, not quotes.
Tijuana range covers: surgeon, anaesthesia, operating room and implants.
US range covers: total cost including facility, anaesthesia and implants.
Clinics advertise "from" prices, so the bottom of the Tijuana range is a starting figure for a straightforward case, not an average. Budget nearer the middle, and treat anything below the range as a reason to ask what has been left out.
Sources: Bookimed, Tijuana breast augmentation clinic prices · Medical Tourism Co, Tijuana breast implants · Medical Departures, Tijuana clinic listings
What to get in the written quote
Ask for each of these as a separate line, not a single bundled figure:
- Pre-operative work-up: blood work, imaging, and any cardiac clearance
- The surgeon's fee, stated separately from the facility fee
- Anaesthesia, and whether an anaesthesiologist is present throughout
- The facility or hospital fee, and how many nights it covers
- Any implant or device, with the manufacturer and model named
- Medication and supplies you take home
- Follow-up visits, and which ones require you to be there in person
- What happens, and who pays, if there's a complication or a revision
- What happens if you need to stay longer than planned
- Which payment methods the clinic takes, and in which currency. Cards, US dollars and bank transfers are usual; a growing number of clinics also accept crypto, which avoids a wire fee and an exchange spread on a large payment. Ask before you travel rather than at the desk.
Naming the material matters. Two quotes for the same procedure can differ by half because one includes the facility and anaesthesia and the other doesn't. If a quote won't name the brand, that's your answer.
Travel, by where you're coming from
San Diego
About 20 miles to the San Ysidro crossing. 25 to 40 minutes to the border, depending on traffic.
Los Angeles
About 140 miles to San Ysidro. 2.5 to 3.5 hours, longer in peak traffic.
Phoenix
About 360 miles to San Diego. 5.5 to 6.5 hours by road.
Las Vegas
About 330 miles to San Diego. 5 to 6 hours by road.
Sacramento
About 500 miles to San Diego. 8 hours or more by road.
Tucson
About 410 miles to San Diego. 6 to 7 hours by road.
Vancouver
About 1,300 miles to San Diego. Roughly a 3 hour flight to San Diego, then 30 minutes to the border.
Calgary
About 1,500 miles to San Diego. Roughly a 3.5 hour flight, often with a connection.
Toronto
About 2,250 miles to San Diego. Roughly a 5.5 hour direct flight.
Edmonton
About 1,600 miles to San Diego. Roughly a 4 hour flight, usually with a connection.
Before you pay anyone
Check the surgeon's licence and board certification. Every doctor listed here has their cédula profesional number published with the date it was confirmed, and the profile links to the federal registry so you can repeat the check in a couple of minutes.
Questions patients actually ask
Why is breast augmentation so much cheaper in Tijuana?
Lower overheads, lower wages, lower malpractice insurance and no US insurance billing layer. It isn't a different procedure and it isn't necessarily different materials, but materials are exactly the thing to ask about, because that's where a cheap quote usually gets cheap.
What isn't in the quoted price?
Commonly excluded: pre-operative work-up and imaging, the anaesthesiologist, the facility fee, any device or implant, take-home medication, and extra nights if recovery runs long. Travel and accommodation are on top. Ask for a written quote that lists inclusions and exclusions line by line.
Do the travel costs cancel out the saving?
That depends on how far you're coming and how many trips the treatment needs. For someone driving down from San Diego it's a rounding error. For a multi-trip plan flown in from further away it can be significant, which is why the number of trips matters as much as the headline price. 10 origin cities are broken down here.
Should I pay a deposit before I arrive?
Be careful with large upfront transfers to a clinic you haven't visited. A modest deposit to hold a surgical slot is normal. Paying for the whole course of treatment in advance, by wire, before any examination, isn't.