Standard_A2 Windows prices
Standard_A2 with Windows costs $0.18 per hour on demand in East US ($131.40 a month), $0.06 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is US Gov Arizona, at $0.166 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gov Arizona | $0.166 | $0.11 | $0.056 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.166 | $0.11 | $0.056 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.166 | $0.11 | $0.056 |
| West Central US | $0.17 | $0.101 | $0.069 |
| West US 2 | $0.17 | $0.101 | $0.069 |
| South India | $0.177 | $0.118 | $0.059 |
| Central US | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| East Asia | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| East US | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| East US 2 | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| North Central US | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| North Europe | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| South Central US | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| West Europe | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| West US | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| Canada Central | $0.187 | $0.111 | $0.076 |
| Canada East | $0.187 | $0.111 | $0.076 |
| Japan West | $0.19 | $0.146 | $0.044 |
| Central India | $0.197 | $0.131 | $0.066 |
| West India | $0.197 | $0.131 | $0.066 |
| Korea South | $0.198 | $0.119 | $0.079 |
| France Central | $0.198 | $0.132 | $0.066 |
| Qatar Central | $0.198 | $0.132 | $0.066 |
| UK South | $0.198 | $0.132 | $0.066 |
| UK West | $0.198 | $0.132 | $0.066 |
| Japan East | $0.212 | $0.162 | $0.05 |
| Korea Central | $0.22 | $0.133 | $0.087 |
| Brazil South | $0.22 | $0.16 | $0.06 |
| Poland Central | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.226 | $0.142 | $0.084 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.226 | $0.142 | $0.084 |
| Australia East | $0.226 | $0.142 | $0.084 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.226 | $0.142 | $0.084 |
| France South | $0.2574 | $0.1716 | $0.0858 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.18 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.