Cost to send DAI on Ethereum: $0.047

Live network fee for a DAI (ERC-20) transfer, updated 1 min ago.

To an existing holder
$0.047
0.0000174 ETH
To a new address
$0.047
0.0000174 ETH
Paid in
ETH
$2,706.88 per ETH
Block time
~12 s
Ethereum

Sending DAI on Ethereum currently costs about $0.047 in network fees (0.0000174 ETH). The fee is paid in ETH, not in DAI: keep a little ETH in the wallet or the transfer will fail.

The current gas price is 0.266965 gwei (base fee 0.147136 gwei + median tip 0.119829 gwei). A plain ETH transfer uses 21,000 gas, a ERC-20 token transfer about 65,000 gas (upper estimate; transfers to an address that already holds the token use less), and a simple DEX swap about 180,000 gas.

DAI on Ethereum: contract

0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.

FAQ

How much does it cost to send DAI on Ethereum?

About $0.047 right now (0.0000174 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Ethereum nodes.

Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw DAI on Ethereum?

Exchanges set their own flat withdrawal fee, often well above the actual network fee, to cover operations and fee spikes. The figure on this page is the on-chain network fee only.

What happens if I send DAI on the wrong network?

Tokens sent to an address on a network the recipient does not support can be lost or need a costly manual recovery. Always check that the receiving wallet or exchange lists Ethereum as a deposit network for DAI.

What is the DAI contract address on Ethereum?

0x6b175474e89094c44da98b954eedeac495271d0f (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on etherscan.io before adding the token to your wallet.

See also: Ethereum gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.

Data updated: 2026-10-01 12:00 UTC.