Cost to send ETH on Ethereum: $0.0094
Live network fee for a ETH transfer, updated 9 min ago.
Sending ETH on Ethereum currently costs about $0.0094 in network fees (0.00000348 ETH).
ETH also exists on 6 other networks we track. All of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is ETH on OP Mainnet at < $0.0001. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
The current gas price is 0.165816 gwei (base fee 0.080569 gwei + median tip 0.085247 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.
ETH transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| OP Mainnet | < $0.0001 | < $0.0001 |
| Unichain | < $0.0001 | < $0.0001 |
| Base | $0.00034 | $0.00034 |
| Scroll | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Linea | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| Ethereum | $0.0094 | $0.0094 |
FAQ
How much does it cost to send ETH on Ethereum?
About $0.0094 right now (0.00000348 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Ethereum nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw ETH 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 ETH 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 ETH.
See also: Ethereum gas fees · transfer cost calculator · Ether DCA backtest · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 10:50 UTC.