Base vs Ethereum gas fees
As of Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:35:20 UTC, a swap costs $0.0017 on Base vs $0.6337 on Ethereum — Base is 368× cheaper.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status | Normal | Congested |
| Gas price | 0.0060 gwei | 2.21 gwei |
| Transfer | $0.0₃24 | $0.0887 |
| Swap | $0.0017 | $0.6337 |
| NFT mint | $0.0011 | $0.4224 |
| NFT sale | $0.0021 | $0.7604 |
| Bridge | $0.0014 | $0.5069 |
| Borrow | $0.0034 | $1.27 |
| Gas token | ETH | ETH |
| TVL | $4.5B | $41.0B |
Costs = gas units × live gas price × native token price. Lower value highlighted. Updated every minute.