diff --git a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/balance_scan/mod.rs b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/balance_scan/mod.rs
index 5b791482e62a..87a1a072acd8 100644
--- a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/balance_scan/mod.rs
+++ b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/balance_scan/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use ic_ethereum_types::Address;
 /// tick — and a chunk that ever exceeds a provider's gas cap fails *every* time, permanently
 /// stalling its pairs. 1_000 keeps a comfortable margin against that for the current token set;
 /// re-measure (and lower if needed) if the supported tokens grow or skew more gas-heavy.
-const MAX_CALLS_PER_BATCH: usize = 1_000;
+pub(crate) const MAX_CALLS_PER_BATCH: usize = 1_000;
 
 pub async fn balance_scan<T: TimeProvider>(time_provider: &T) {
     let now = Timestamp::from_nanos(time_provider.time());
diff --git a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/deposit_cost/mod.rs b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/deposit_cost/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87c2771955a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/deposit_cost/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/deposit_cost/tests.rs b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/deposit_cost/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..263d4afbfcc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/deposit_cost/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+use crate::balance_scan::MAX_CALLS_PER_BATCH;
+use crate::balance_scan::batcher::{BalanceOfCall, encode_balance_batch};
+use crate::deposit_address::DepositAddress;
+use crate::eth_rpc_client::HEADER_SIZE_LIMIT;
+use crate::numeric::GasAmount;
+use crate::state::automatic_deposits::SCAN_GAP_SECS;
+use crate::sweep::MAX_DEPOSITS_PER_SWEEP;
+use ic_ethereum_types::Address;
+use std::ops::Add;
+
+const NODES_IN_FIDUCIARY_SUBNET: u128 = 34;
+const HTTPS_OUTCALL_BASE_CYCLES: u128 =
+    (3_000_000 + 60_000 * NODES_IN_FIDUCIARY_SUBNET) * NODES_IN_FIDUCIARY_SUBNET;
+const HTTPS_OUTCALL_REQUEST_CYCLES_PER_BYTE: u128 = 400 * NODES_IN_FIDUCIARY_SUBNET;
+const HTTPS_OUTCALL_RESPONSE_CYCLES_PER_BYTE: u128 = 800 * NODES_IN_FIDUCIARY_SUBNET;
+
+#[test]
+fn should_compute_deposit_cost_in_usd() {
+    for scenario in scenarios() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            (
+                usd(scenario.cost.ethereum),
+                usd(scenario.cost.internet_computer),
+                usd(scenario.cost.total()),
+            ),
+            (
+                scenario.ethereum_usd.to_string(),
+                scenario.internet_computer_usd.to_string(),
+                scenario.total_usd.to_string(),
+            ),
+            "scenario '{}' (Ethereum, Internet Computer, total)",
+            scenario.name
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+fn scenarios() -> Vec<Scenario> {
+    vec![
+        ScenarioBuilder::new("best case: calm gas, cheap ether, everything amortized")
+            .with_balance_scans([MAX_CALLS_PER_BATCH as u32])
+            .with_sweep_of_size(MAX_DEPOSITS_PER_SWEEP as u32)
+            .with_market_conditions(MarketConditions {
+                gas_price_gwei: 0.5,
+                eth_usd: 2_000.0,
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+            .expecting("0.0680", "0.0731", "0.1411"),
+        ScenarioBuilder::new("middle ground: typical gas, lone deposit found within the hour")
+            .with_balance_scans([1; SCANS_WITHIN_FIRST_HOUR])
+            .expecting("0.5484", "0.1184", "0.6668"),
+        ScenarioBuilder::new("worst case: gas spike, expensive ether, scanned alone for 24h")
+            .with_balance_scans([1; SCAN_GAP_SECS.len()])
+            .with_market_conditions(MarketConditions {
+                gas_price_gwei: 20.0,
+                eth_usd: 5_000.0,
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+            .expecting("9.1400", "0.1507", "9.2907"),
+    ]
+}
+
+const SCANS_WITHIN_FIRST_HOUR: usize = 10;
+
+struct ScenarioBuilder {
+    name: &'static str,
+    balance_scan: Vec<BalanceScanStep>,
+    sweep: SweepTransactionStep,
+    market: MarketConditions,
+}
+
+impl ScenarioBuilder {
+    pub fn new(name: &'static str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name,
+            balance_scan: Vec::new(),
+            sweep: SweepTransactionStep::new(1),
+            market: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_balance_scans<I: IntoIterator<Item = u32>>(mut self, batch_size: I) -> Self {
+        let batches: Vec<_> = batch_size.into_iter().map(BalanceScanStep::new).collect();
+        assert!(
+            batches.len() <= SCAN_GAP_SECS.len(),
+            "BUG: Too many balance scans scheduled"
+        );
+        self.balance_scan = batches;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_sweep_of_size(mut self, sweep_size: u32) -> Self {
+        self.sweep = SweepTransactionStep::new(sweep_size);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_market_conditions(mut self, market_conditions: MarketConditions) -> Self {
+        self.market = market_conditions;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn expecting(
+        self,
+        ethereum_usd: &'static str,
+        internet_computer_usd: &'static str,
+        total_usd: &'static str,
+    ) -> Scenario {
+        Scenario {
+            name: self.name,
+            cost: self.cost_usd(),
+            ethereum_usd,
+            internet_computer_usd,
+            total_usd,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn cost_usd(&self) -> AmortizedCostUsd {
+        self.balance_scan
+            .iter()
+            .map(|scan| scan.amortized_cost_usd(&self.market))
+            .fold(self.sweep.amortized_cost_usd(&self.market), Add::add)
+    }
+}
+
+struct BalanceScanStep {
+    batch_size: u32,
+    num_providers: u32,
+}
+
+impl BalanceScanStep {
+    pub fn new(batch_size: u32) -> Self {
+        assert!(0 < batch_size && batch_size as usize <= MAX_CALLS_PER_BATCH);
+        Self {
+            batch_size,
+            num_providers: 4,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn request_size_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        let input = encode_balance_batch(&scanned_pairs(self.batch_size));
+        HEADER_SIZE_LIMIT as usize + hex_encoded_len(input.len())
+    }
+
+    fn response_size_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        let balance_words = 32 * self.batch_size as usize;
+        HEADER_SIZE_LIMIT as usize + hex_encoded_len(balance_words)
+    }
+
+    fn request_cycles_cost(&self) -> u128 {
+        let per_provider = HTTPS_OUTCALL_BASE_CYCLES
+            + HTTPS_OUTCALL_REQUEST_CYCLES_PER_BYTE * self.request_size_bytes() as u128
+            + HTTPS_OUTCALL_RESPONSE_CYCLES_PER_BYTE * self.response_size_bytes() as u128;
+        self.num_providers as u128 * per_provider
+    }
+
+    fn amortized_cost_usd(&self, market: &MarketConditions) -> AmortizedCostUsd {
+        AmortizedCostUsd {
+            internet_computer: market.cycles_to_usd(self.request_cycles_cost())
+                / self.batch_size as f64,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct SweepTransactionStep {
+    batch_size: u32,
+    with_attestation: bool,
+    with_authorization: bool,
+}
+
+impl SweepTransactionStep {
+    pub fn new(batch_size: u32) -> Self {
+        assert!(0 < batch_size && batch_size as usize <= MAX_DEPOSITS_PER_SWEEP);
+        Self {
+            batch_size,
+            with_attestation: true,
+            with_authorization: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn signature_cycles_cost(&self) -> u128 {
+        const THRESHOLD_ECDSA_FIDUCIARY_CYCLES_COST: u128 = 26_153_846_153;
+        let mut num_signatures = 1; //for the overall Ethereum transaction;
+        if self.with_attestation {
+            num_signatures += self.batch_size;
+        }
+        if self.with_authorization {
+            num_signatures += self.batch_size;
+        }
+        num_signatures as u128 * THRESHOLD_ECDSA_FIDUCIARY_CYCLES_COST
+    }
+
+    fn gas_cost(&self) -> GasAmount {
+        const FIXED_GAS_COST: u128 = 26_000;
+        const PER_ITEM_GAS_COST: u128 = 65_400;
+        GasAmount::new(FIXED_GAS_COST + self.batch_size as u128 * PER_ITEM_GAS_COST)
+    }
+
+    fn amortized_cost_usd(&self, market: &MarketConditions) -> AmortizedCostUsd {
+        AmortizedCostUsd {
+            ethereum: market.gas_to_usd(&self.gas_cost()) / self.batch_size as f64,
+            internet_computer: market.cycles_to_usd(self.signature_cycles_cost())
+                / self.batch_size as f64,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct MarketConditions {
+    eth_usd: f64,
+    gas_price_gwei: f64,
+    xdr_usd: f64,
+}
+
+impl Default for MarketConditions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            eth_usd: 3000.0,
+            gas_price_gwei: 2.0,
+            xdr_usd: 1.33,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl MarketConditions {
+    fn cycles_to_usd(&self, cycles: u128) -> f64 {
+        const TCYCLES_XDR: f64 = 1e12;
+        (cycles as f64 * self.xdr_usd) / TCYCLES_XDR
+    }
+
+    fn gas_to_usd(&self, gas: &GasAmount) -> f64 {
+        const GWEI: f64 = 1e9;
+        gas.as_f64() * self.gas_price_gwei * self.eth_usd / GWEI
+    }
+}
+
+/// Cost in USD for 1 deposit.
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct AmortizedCostUsd {
+    ethereum: f64,
+    internet_computer: f64,
+}
+
+impl AmortizedCostUsd {
+    fn total(&self) -> f64 {
+        self.ethereum + self.internet_computer
+    }
+}
+
+impl Add for AmortizedCostUsd {
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ethereum: self.ethereum + rhs.ethereum,
+            internet_computer: self.internet_computer + rhs.internet_computer,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn scanned_pairs(count: u32) -> Vec<BalanceOfCall> {
+    (0..count)
+        .map(|_| BalanceOfCall {
+            token: Address::new([0xaa; 20]),
+            holder: DepositAddress::new(Address::new([0xbb; 20])),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn hex_encoded_len(bytes: usize) -> usize {
+    "0x".len() + 2 * bytes
+}
+
+struct Scenario {
+    name: &'static str,
+    cost: AmortizedCostUsd,
+    ethereum_usd: &'static str,
+    internet_computer_usd: &'static str,
+    total_usd: &'static str,
+}
+
+fn usd(amount: f64) -> String {
+    format!("{amount:.4}")
+}
diff --git a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/lib.rs b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/lib.rs
index 32ac295002bf..f118814a47c2 100644
--- a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub mod timed_sized_map;
 pub mod tx;
 pub mod withdraw;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod deposit_cost;
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test_fixtures;
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/state/automatic_deposits/mod.rs b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/state/automatic_deposits/mod.rs
index 86e884306288..3bce6c629b28 100644
--- a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/state/automatic_deposits/mod.rs
+++ b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/state/automatic_deposits/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub const DEPOSIT_ADDRESS_SCAN_WINDOW: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 *
 /// ramps up to five-minute gaps, then settles to hourly scans until the 24h window
 /// closes. Once the schedule is exhausted the deposit is no longer scanned (it
 /// expires at 24h anyway).
-const SCAN_GAP_SECS: [u64; 33] = [
+pub(crate) const SCAN_GAP_SECS: [u64; 33] = [
     // Burst then ramp: cumulative 1_800s (30min) over the first ten scans.
     30, 30, 60, 120, 120, 240, 300, 300, 300, 300,
     // Hourly tail up to the 24h window: 23 more scans of 3_600s (82_800s), for a
diff --git a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/sweep/mod.rs b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/sweep/mod.rs
index 4ed853029e3c..88c2fada664e 100644
--- a/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/sweep/mod.rs
+++ b/rs/ethereum/cketh/minter/src/sweep/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 const SWEEP_REQUESTS_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 5;
 const SWEEP_TRANSACTIONS_TO_SIGN_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 5;
 const SWEEP_TRANSACTIONS_TO_SEND_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 5;
-const MAX_DEPOSITS_PER_SWEEP: usize = 10;
+pub(crate) const MAX_DEPOSITS_PER_SWEEP: usize = 10;
 
 /// Turns the deposits the balance scan queued into the sweep requests that
 /// [`process_sweeper_transactions`] prices, signs, sends and finalizes.