Cost to send USDC on Arbitrum One: $0.0035
Live network fee for a USDC (ERC-20) transfer, updated 9 min ago.
Sending USDC on Arbitrum One currently costs about $0.0035 in network fees (0.00000131 ETH). The fee is paid in ETH, not in USDC: keep a little ETH in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
USDC also exists on 10 other networks we track. 7 of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is USDC on Sonic at $0.00014. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
The current gas price is 0.020056 gwei (base fee 0.02 gwei + median tip 0 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. On this rollup the L1 data fee for a token transfer is currently 7.29e-9 ETH (< $0.0001).
USDC transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| Sonic | $0.00014 | $0.00014 |
| OP Mainnet | $0.00018 | $0.00018 |
| Unichain | $0.00027 | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 | $0.241 |
| Base | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Celo | $0.0014 | $0.0014 |
| Polygon PoS | $0.0021 | $0.0021 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0037 | $0.0037 |
| Ethereum | $0.029 | $0.029 |
| TRON | $2.28 | $4.51 |
USDC on Arbitrum One: contract
0xaf88d065e77c8cc2239327c5edb3a432268e5831 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send USDC on Arbitrum One?
About $0.0035 right now (0.00000131 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Arbitrum One nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw USDC on Arbitrum One?
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 USDC 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 Arbitrum One as a deposit network for USDC.
What is the USDC contract address on Arbitrum One?
0xaf88d065e77c8cc2239327c5edb3a432268e5831 (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on arbiscan.io before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Arbitrum One gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 10:50 UTC.