Basic_A2 Windows prices
Basic_A2 with Windows costs $0.133 per hour on demand in East US ($97.09 a month), $0.054 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $0.0996 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizona | $0.0996 | $0.0618 | $0.0378 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.0996 | $0.0618 | $0.0378 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.0996 | $0.0618 | $0.0378 |
| East US 2 | $0.11 | $0.068 | $0.042 |
| West US 2 | $0.11 | $0.068 | $0.042 |
| North Europe | $0.113 | $0.075 | $0.038 |
| UK South | $0.121 | $0.078 | $0.043 |
| West Europe | $0.121 | $0.078 | $0.043 |
| West US | $0.121 | $0.081 | $0.04 |
| East US | $0.133 | $0.079 | $0.054 |
| South Central US | $0.133 | $0.079 | $0.054 |
| West Central US | $0.133 | $0.079 | $0.054 |
| Qatar Central | $0.133 | $0.0858 | $0.0472 |
| Central India | $0.134 | $0.096 | $0.038 |
| West India | $0.134 | $0.096 | $0.038 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.137 | $0.095 | $0.042 |
| Central US | $0.139 | $0.085 | $0.054 |
| North Central US | $0.139 | $0.085 | $0.054 |
| South India | $0.141 | $0.094 | $0.047 |
| Australia Central | $0.143 | $0.098 | $0.045 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.143 | $0.098 | $0.045 |
| Australia East | $0.143 | $0.098 | $0.045 |
| Japan West | $0.143 | $0.099 | $0.044 |
| Japan East | $0.145 | $0.109 | $0.036 |
| Korea South | $0.146 | $0.097 | $0.049 |
| Canada Central | $0.147 | $0.087 | $0.06 |
| Canada East | $0.147 | $0.087 | $0.06 |
| Brazil South | $0.153 | $0.112 | $0.041 |
| East Asia | $0.157 | $0.104 | $0.053 |
| France Central | $0.16 | $0.101 | $0.059 |
| UK West | $0.16 | $0.101 | $0.059 |
| Korea Central | $0.162 | $0.108 | $0.054 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.167 | $0.104 | $0.063 |
| Poland Central | $0.184 | $0.0923 | $0.0917 |
| France South | $0.208 | $0.1313 | $0.0767 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.238 | $0.146 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.133 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.