Cost to send USDC on Base: $0.0011
Live network fee for a USDC (ERC-20) transfer, updated 8 min ago.
Sending USDC on Base currently costs about $0.0011 in network fees (3.92e-7 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. 4 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 0.006 gwei (base fee 0.005 gwei + median tip 0.001 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 1.51e-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 Base: contract
0x833589fcd6edb6e08f4c7c32d4f71b54bda02913 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send USDC on Base?
About $0.0011 right now (3.92e-7 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Base nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw USDC on Base?
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 Base as a deposit network for USDC.
What is the USDC contract address on Base?
0x833589fcd6edb6e08f4c7c32d4f71b54bda02913 (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on basescan.org before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Base gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 10:50 UTC.