AWS NAT Gateway Pricing: $0.045/hr + $0.045/GB (2026)

AWS NAT Gateway costs $0.045 per hour + $0.045 per GB in us-east-1. Calculate your monthly bill and compare cheaper alternatives.

Monthly Cost Breakdown

Hourly Cost
$32.85
gateways × $0.045/hr × 730h
Data Processing
$4.50
GB × $0.045/GB
Total Monthly
$37.35
hourly + data processing
Effective Cost/GB
$0.37
total ÷ GB processed

Alternatives Comparison

Option Monthly Cost
NAT Gateway $37.35
NAT Instance (t4g.nano) $3.07
VPC Endpoint $8.30
IPv6 (dual-stack) $0.00

NAT Gateway Pricing by Region

Region Per Hour Per GB
US East (N. Virginia) $0.045 $0.045
US East (Ohio) $0.045 $0.045
US West (N. California) $0.048 $0.048
US West (Oregon) $0.045 $0.045
Europe (Ireland) $0.048 $0.048
Europe (London) $0.048 $0.048
Europe (Paris) $0.048 $0.048
Europe (Frankfurt) $0.052 $0.052
Asia Pacific (Singapore) $0.059 $0.059
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) $0.062 $0.062
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) $0.056 $0.056
South America (Sao Paulo) $0.093 $0.093

AWS NAT Gateway Pricing by Region (2025–2026)

NAT Gateway Pricing in us-east-1 (N. Virginia)

In us-east-1, a NAT Gateway costs $0.045 per hour and $0.045 per GB processed. Running one NAT Gateway 24/7 for a full month (730 hours) costs $32.85 in hourly charges alone. At 100 GB/month of data, the total comes to $37.35/month. For high-availability setups with 3 AZs, multiply the hourly cost by 3 — that's $98.55/month before data charges.

NAT Gateway Pricing in us-west-2 (Oregon)

The us-west-2 (Oregon) region has the same pricing as us-east-1: $0.045 per hour and $0.045 per GB. Monthly base cost for one gateway is $32.85. Oregon is one of the cheapest AWS regions for NAT Gateway alongside us-east-1 and us-east-2.

NAT Gateway Pricing in us-east-2 (Ohio)

NAT Gateway in us-east-2 (Ohio) costs $0.045 per hour and $0.045 per GB — identical to us-east-1. Monthly base cost is $32.85 for one gateway running continuously.

NAT Gateway Pricing in eu-central-1 (Frankfurt)

In eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), pricing is higher at $0.052 per hour and $0.052 per GB. A single gateway costs $37.96/month in hourly charges — about 15% more than US regions. At 100 GB/month, total is $43.16.

NAT Gateway Pricing in eu-west-1 (Ireland)

EU West (Ireland) charges $0.048 per hour and $0.048 per GB. Monthly base cost is $35.04 for one gateway. This is the cheapest EU region for NAT Gateway pricing, alongside eu-west-2 (London) and eu-west-3 (Paris).

NAT Gateway Pricing in eu-west-2 (London) & eu-west-3 (Paris)

Both eu-west-2 (London) and eu-west-3 (Paris) match Ireland's pricing: $0.048 per hour and $0.048 per GB. Monthly base cost is $35.04 per gateway.

NAT Gateway Pricing in ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo)

Asia Pacific (Tokyo) is one of the more expensive regions at $0.062 per hour and $0.062 per GB. A single gateway costs $45.26/month — nearly 38% more than us-east-1. At 100 GB/month, total is $51.46.

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The NAT Gateway Tax
At low traffic (10 GB/month), your effective cost per GB is ~$3.33 — the fixed hourly charge dominates. At 1 TB/month, the effective cost drops to ~$0.08/GB. The NAT Gateway is most cost-effective at high throughput. For low-traffic workloads, a NAT Instance or VPC Endpoints can save 80-90%.

The Essentials

Two Charges
Per-hour ($0.045) + per-GB ($0.045) in us-east-1
Up to 100 Gbps
5 Gbps base, auto-scales to 100 Gbps
Per-AZ Deployment
One NAT Gateway per AZ for redundancy
Hidden Data Costs
Cross-AZ transfer adds $0.01/GB on top
Fully Managed
No patching, scaling, or failover to manage
NAT Instance Alternative
t4g.nano at ~$3/mo but self-managed

Frequently Asked Questions

Pricing Sources

All pricing data is based on AWS published rates for us-east-1 (unless stated otherwise). Prices may vary and should be verified against official sources.

Last verified: March 2026. Pricing is for us-east-1 unless otherwise noted. Rates have remained stable since 2025.

AWS NAT Gateway Pricing in 2026: The Direct Answer

NAT Gateway costs $0.045 per hour and $0.045 per GB processed in us-east-1 (N. Virginia). With ~730 hours/month, the hourly fee alone is ~$32.85/month per gateway regardless of traffic. The per-GB charge stacks on top — 100 GB processed = $4.50.

NAT Gateway Pricing by Region (Per Hour / Per GB)

  • us-east-1 / us-east-2 / us-west-2 — $0.045 / $0.045 (cheapest)
  • us-west-1 / eu-west-1 / eu-west-2 / eu-west-3 — $0.048 / $0.048
  • eu-central-1 (Frankfurt) — $0.052 / $0.052
  • ap-south-1 (Mumbai) — $0.056 / $0.056
  • ap-southeast-1 (Singapore) — $0.059 / $0.059
  • ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo) — $0.062 / $0.062
  • sa-east-1 (São Paulo) — $0.093 / $0.093 (most expensive — 2× the US price)

Why NAT Gateway Bills Get Out of Control

Three things stack: (1) running one gateway per AZ for high availability (3 AZs = 3× the hourly fee = ~$100/mo before any data), (2) container workloads pulling images from ECR and uploading logs over the NAT, and (3) cross-AZ traffic between services. Add separate per-GB data transfer charges ($0.09/GB outbound to internet for the first 10 TB) on top.

Cheaper Alternatives to NAT Gateway

  1. VPC Endpoints (Gateway type) — free for S3 and DynamoDB. Eliminates NAT Gateway charges for traffic to those services. Usually the #1 quick win.
  2. VPC Endpoints (Interface type) — $0.01/hr/endpoint for ECR, KMS, SSM, etc. Cheaper than NAT Gateway when you process more than ~22 GB/month through those services.
  3. NAT Instances — your own EC2 doing NAT. Cheaper for low traffic (small t4g instance ~$3-5/mo) but you manage HA and patching.
  4. IPv6 + Egress-Only Internet Gateway — free, but requires IPv6-capable services on both ends.
  5. AWS PrivateLink — direct private connection to other VPCs/services without NAT.

Most teams save 30–60% on NAT Gateway costs just by adding gateway endpoints for S3 and ECR. If you're running EKS or any container-heavy stack, this is likely the highest-ROI single change you can make.

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