What buying Ethereum really costs.
Cheapest of 6 with USD books · right nowCheapest of 6 · right now · USD
You get $998.58 in ethereum
0.36981 ETH for $1,000.00 · $1.42 in costs · $19.40 more than the priciest
Binancebase rate · promos may lower
cheapest
$998.58 arrives
Bitstamp
-$2.55
$996.03 arrives · ≈ 0.26% less
Kraken
-$2.60
$995.98 arrives · ≈ 0.26% less
Crypto.com
-$3.75
$994.83 arrives · ≈ 0.38% less
Coinbase
-$10.62
$987.96 arrives · ≈ 1.06% less
Bybit
-$19.40
$979.18 arrives · ≈ 1.94% less
Also sells ETH for USDT (a dollar stablecoin) · ranked separately
MEXCbase rate · promos may lower
999.34 USDT
arrives
Bitgetbase rate · promos may lower
998.88 USDT
arrives
KuCoin
998.87 USDT
arrives
OKX
998.76 USDT
arrives
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Questions, answered
How much does it cost to buy Ethereum right now?
At 2026-10-04 11:50 UTC, $1,000 of ETH cost $1.42 all-in at Binance (fee plus spread) — cheapest of 6 exchanges.
Why does the same Ethereum buy cost different amounts per exchange?
Fee schedules differ per exchange, and each order book carries its own spread; fee plus spread is the all-in cost compared.
Why the advertised fee misleads
Spread is a price, not a percentage.
0.10% on $1,000 is one dollar; the spread you cross is often more — ranked by ETH received. Method →
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