Cost to send USDT on Celo: $0.0013
Live network fee for a USDT (ERC-20) transfer, updated 10 min ago.
Sending USDT on Celo currently costs about $0.0013 in network fees (0.0132 CELO). The fee is paid in CELO, not in USDT: keep a little CELO in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
USDT also exists on 8 other networks we track. 3 of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is USDT0 on OP Mainnet at $0.00019. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
The current gas price is 202.5 gwei (base fee 200 gwei + median tip 0.0011 gwei). A plain CELO 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 0 CELO ($0).
USDT transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| OP Mainnet (USDT0) | $0.00019 | $0.00019 |
| Unichain (USDT0) | $0.00027 | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 | $0.241 |
| Celo | $0.0013 | $0.0013 |
| Polygon PoS (USDT0) | $0.0023 | $0.0023 |
| Arbitrum One (USDT0) | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Ethereum | $0.046 | $0.046 |
| TRON | $2.26 | $4.45 |
USDT on Celo: contract
0x48065fbbe25f71c9282ddf5e1cd6d6a887483d5e — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send USDT on Celo?
About $0.0013 right now (0.0132 CELO), paid in CELO. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Celo nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw USDT on Celo?
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 USDT 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 Celo as a deposit network for USDT.
What is the USDT contract address on Celo?
0x48065fbbe25f71c9282ddf5e1cd6d6a887483d5e (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on celoscan.io before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Celo gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.