Standard_A1_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A1_v2 with Windows costs $0.065 per hour on demand in East US ($47.45 a month), $0.022 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.054 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.054 | $0.036 | $0.018 |
| West US 3 | $0.054 | $0.036 | $0.018 |
| West Central US | $0.059 | $0.04 | $0.019 |
| Germany West Central | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| Italy North | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| North Europe | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| Poland Central | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| Spain Central | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| Sweden Central | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| UK South | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| West Europe | $0.062 | $0.041 | $0.021 |
| Canada Central | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| Canada East | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| Central US | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| East US | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| East US 2 | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| North Central US | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| South Central US | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| West US | $0.065 | $0.043 | $0.022 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.068 | $0.0421 | $0.0259 |
| Malaysia West | $0.068 | $0.0421 | $0.0259 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.068 | $0.045 | $0.023 |
| Central India | $0.07 | $0.047 | $0.023 |
| Jio India Central | $0.07 | $0.047 | $0.023 |
| Jio India West | $0.07 | $0.047 | $0.023 |
| South India | $0.07 | $0.047 | $0.023 |
| West India | $0.07 | $0.047 | $0.023 |
| Korea South | $0.073 | $0.044 | $0.029 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.073 | $0.048 | $0.025 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.073 | $0.048 | $0.025 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.073 | $0.048 | $0.025 |
| Australia Central | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| Australia East | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| East Asia | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| France Central | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| UK West | $0.076 | $0.05 | $0.026 |
| Korea Central | $0.081 | $0.049 | $0.032 |
| Japan East | $0.081 | $0.054 | $0.027 |
| Japan West | $0.081 | $0.054 | $0.027 |
| Israel Central | $0.0892 | $0.0432 | $0.046 |
| Qatar Central | $0.0892 | $0.0432 | $0.046 |
| UAE North | $0.0892 | $0.0432 | $0.046 |
| Norway East | $0.0911 | $0.0451 | $0.046 |
| Switzerland North | $0.0911 | $0.0451 | $0.046 |
| Brazil South | $0.092 | $0.061 | $0.031 |
| Mexico Central | $0.0934 | $0.0474 | $0.046 |
| South Africa North | $0.0942 | $0.0482 | $0.046 |
| France South | $0.0988 | $0.065 | $0.0338 |
| Germany North | $0.0993 | $0.0533 | $0.046 |
| Sweden South | $0.0993 | $0.0533 | $0.046 |
| UAE Central | $0.0993 | $0.0533 | $0.046 |
| New Zealand North | $0.105 | $0.0586 | $0.0464 |
| Norway West | $0.105 | $0.0586 | $0.0464 |
| Switzerland West | $0.105 | $0.0587 | $0.0463 |
| South Africa West | $0.106 | $0.0605 | $0.0455 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.125 | $0.0793 | $0.0457 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.065 | – | – |
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