diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-adults-explode.md b/.changeset/tasty-adults-explode.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3a62429e159b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-adults-explode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@eth-optimism/core-utils': patch
+---
+
+Add a `calldataCost` function that computes the cost of calldata
diff --git a/packages/contracts/tasks/fetch-batches.ts b/packages/contracts/tasks/fetch-batches.ts
index d97c30ec09e3f..e784bf7e74a81 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/tasks/fetch-batches.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/tasks/fetch-batches.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { ethers } from 'ethers'
 import { task } from 'hardhat/config'
 import * as types from 'hardhat/internal/core/params/argumentTypes'
-import { BatchType, SequencerBatch } from '@eth-optimism/core-utils'
+import {
+  BatchType,
+  SequencerBatch,
+  calldataCost,
+} from '@eth-optimism/core-utils'
 
 import { names } from '../src/address-names'
 import { getContractFromArtifact } from '../src/deploy-utils'
@@ -52,28 +56,42 @@ task('fetch-batches')
         const tx = await provider.getTransaction(event.transactionHash)
         const batch = (SequencerBatch as any).fromHex(tx.data)
 
-        // Add an extra field to the resulting json
-        // so that the serialization sizes can be observed
+        // Add extra fields to the resulting json
+        // so that the serialization sizes and gas usage can be observed
         const json = batch.toJSON()
         json.sizes = {
           legacy: 0,
           zlib: 0,
         }
+        json.gasUsage = {
+          legacy: 0,
+          zlib: 0,
+        }
 
         // Create a copy of the batch to serialize in
         // the alternative format
         const copy = (SequencerBatch as any).fromHex(tx.data)
+        let legacy: Buffer
+        let zlib: Buffer
         if (batch.type === BatchType.ZLIB) {
           copy.type = BatchType.LEGACY
-          json.sizes.legacy = copy.encode().length
-          json.sizes.zlib = batch.encode().length
+          legacy = copy.encode()
+          zlib = batch.encode()
         } else {
           copy.type = BatchType.ZLIB
-          json.sizes.zlib = copy.encode().length
-          json.sizes.legacy = batch.encode().length
+          zlib = copy.encode()
+          legacy = batch.encode()
         }
 
-        json.compressionRatio = json.sizes.zlib / json.sizes.legacy
+        json.sizes.legacy = legacy.length
+        json.sizes.zlib = zlib.length
+
+        json.sizes.compressionRatio = json.sizes.zlib / json.sizes.legacy
+
+        json.gasUsage.legacy = calldataCost(legacy).toNumber()
+        json.gasUsage.zlib = calldataCost(zlib).toNumber()
+        json.gasUsage.compressionRatio =
+          json.gasUsage.zlib / json.gasUsage.legacy
 
         batches.push(json)
       }
diff --git a/packages/core-utils/src/optimism/fees.ts b/packages/core-utils/src/optimism/fees.ts
index f0dc245d77ec4..db33b156685fa 100644
--- a/packages/core-utils/src/optimism/fees.ts
+++ b/packages/core-utils/src/optimism/fees.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { BigNumber } from 'ethers'
 
 import { remove0x } from '../common'
 
-const txDataZeroGas = 4
-const txDataNonZeroGasEIP2028 = 16
+export const txDataZeroGas = 4
+export const txDataNonZeroGasEIP2028 = 16
 const big10 = BigNumber.from(10)
 
 export const scaleDecimals = (
@@ -63,3 +63,17 @@ export const zeroesAndOnes = (data: Buffer | string): Array<number> => {
   }
   return [zeros, ones]
 }
+
+/**
+ * Computes the L1 calldata cost of bytes based
+ * on the London hardfork.
+ *
+ * @param data {Buffer|string} Bytes
+ * @returns {BigNumber} Gas consumed by the bytes
+ */
+export const calldataCost = (data: Buffer | string): BigNumber => {
+  const [zeros, ones] = zeroesAndOnes(data)
+  const zeroCost = BigNumber.from(zeros).mul(txDataZeroGas)
+  const nonZeroCost = BigNumber.from(ones).mul(txDataNonZeroGasEIP2028)
+  return zeroCost.add(nonZeroCost)
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-utils/test/fees.spec.ts b/packages/core-utils/test/fees.spec.ts
index 7e89e356af72b..b8b61cefdb843 100644
--- a/packages/core-utils/test/fees.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core-utils/test/fees.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { zeroesAndOnes } from '../src'
+import './setup'
+
+import { BigNumber } from 'ethers'
+
+import { zeroesAndOnes, calldataCost } from '../src'
 
 describe('Fees', () => {
   it('should count zeros and ones', () => {
@@ -15,4 +19,19 @@ describe('Fees', () => {
       ones.should.eq(test.ones)
     }
   })
+
+  it('should compute calldata costs', () => {
+    const cases = [
+      { input: '0x', output: BigNumber.from(0) },
+      { input: '0x00', output: BigNumber.from(4) },
+      { input: '0xff', output: BigNumber.from(16) },
+      { input: Buffer.alloc(32), output: BigNumber.from(4 * 32) },
+      { input: Buffer.alloc(32, 0xff), output: BigNumber.from(16 * 32) },
+    ]
+
+    for (const test of cases) {
+      const cost = calldataCost(test.input)
+      cost.should.deep.eq(test.output)
+    }
+  })
 })