Cost to send USDC on Ethereum: $0.029
Live network fee for a USDC (ERC-20) transfer, updated 10 min ago.
Sending USDC on Ethereum currently costs about $0.029 in network fees (0.0000108 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. 9 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 0.165816 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.
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 Ethereum: contract
0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send USDC on Ethereum?
About $0.029 right now (0.0000108 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Ethereum nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw USDC 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 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 Ethereum as a deposit network for USDC.
What is the USDC contract address on Ethereum?
0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48 (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 10:50 UTC.