Standard_A2_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A2_v2 with Windows costs $0.136 per hour on demand in East US ($99.28 a month), $0.0457 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.113 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.113 | $0.0756 | $0.0374 |
| West US 3 | $0.113 | $0.076 | $0.037 |
| West Central US | $0.125 | $0.083 | $0.042 |
| Germany West Central | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| Italy North | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| North Europe | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| Poland Central | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| Spain Central | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| Sweden Central | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| West Europe | $0.13 | $0.0861 | $0.0439 |
| UK South | $0.13 | $0.087 | $0.043 |
| Canada Central | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| Canada East | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| Central US | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| East US | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| East US 2 | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| North Central US | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| South Central US | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| West US | $0.136 | $0.0903 | $0.0457 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.142 | $0.0885 | $0.0535 |
| Malaysia West | $0.142 | $0.0885 | $0.0535 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.142 | $0.0945 | $0.0475 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.146 | $0.097 | $0.049 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.146 | $0.097 | $0.049 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.146 | $0.097 | $0.049 |
| Central India | $0.147 | $0.098 | $0.049 |
| Jio India Central | $0.147 | $0.098 | $0.049 |
| Jio India West | $0.147 | $0.098 | $0.049 |
| South India | $0.147 | $0.098 | $0.049 |
| West India | $0.147 | $0.098 | $0.049 |
| Korea South | $0.153 | $0.092 | $0.061 |
| Australia Central | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| Australia East | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| East Asia | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| France Central | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| UK West | $0.159 | $0.105 | $0.054 |
| Korea Central | $0.17 | $0.102 | $0.068 |
| Japan East | $0.17 | $0.113 | $0.057 |
| Japan West | $0.17 | $0.113 | $0.057 |
| Israel Central | $0.183 | $0.0907 | $0.0923 |
| UAE North | $0.183 | $0.0907 | $0.0923 |
| Qatar Central | $0.183 | $0.0912 | $0.0918 |
| Norway East | $0.187 | $0.0947 | $0.0923 |
| Switzerland North | $0.187 | $0.0947 | $0.0923 |
| Mexico Central | $0.192 | $0.0996 | $0.0924 |
| South Africa North | $0.193 | $0.101 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.193 | $0.128 | $0.065 |
| Germany North | $0.199 | $0.107 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.2067 | $0.136 | $0.0707 |
| New Zealand North | $0.215 | $0.123 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.215 | $0.123 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.215 | $0.123 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.219 | $0.127 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.26 | $0.168 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.136 | – | – |
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