Standard_A2m_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A2m_v2 with Windows costs $0.18 per hour on demand in East US ($131.40 a month), $0.061 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.15 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.15 | $0.099 | $0.051 |
| West US 3 | $0.15 | $0.099 | $0.051 |
| West Central US | $0.18 | $0.11 | $0.07 |
| East US | $0.18 | $0.119 | $0.061 |
| East US 2 | $0.18 | $0.119 | $0.061 |
| Germany West Central | $0.188 | $0.113 | $0.075 |
| Italy North | $0.188 | $0.113 | $0.075 |
| Poland Central | $0.188 | $0.113 | $0.075 |
| Spain Central | $0.188 | $0.113 | $0.075 |
| Sweden Central | $0.188 | $0.113 | $0.075 |
| West Europe | $0.188 | $0.113 | $0.075 |
| South Central US | $0.188 | $0.119 | $0.069 |
| UK South | $0.188 | $0.124 | $0.064 |
| Canada Central | $0.195 | $0.119 | $0.076 |
| Canada East | $0.195 | $0.119 | $0.076 |
| Central US | $0.195 | $0.119 | $0.076 |
| North Central US | $0.195 | $0.119 | $0.076 |
| Korea South | $0.198 | $0.119 | $0.079 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.203 | $0.116 | $0.087 |
| Malaysia West | $0.203 | $0.116 | $0.087 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.203 | $0.124 | $0.079 |
| North Europe | $0.205 | $0.113 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.211 | $0.119 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.211 | $0.119 | $0.092 |
| UAE North | $0.211 | $0.119 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.211 | $0.119 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.216 | $0.124 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.216 | $0.124 | $0.092 |
| South India | $0.218 | $0.13 | $0.088 |
| Korea Central | $0.22 | $0.133 | $0.087 |
| Central India | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| Jio India Central | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| Jio India West | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| Mexico Central | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.225 | $0.133 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.225 | $0.138 | $0.087 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.225 | $0.138 | $0.087 |
| Australia East | $0.225 | $0.138 | $0.087 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.23 | $0.138 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.23 | $0.138 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.23 | $0.138 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.23 | $0.138 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.233 | $0.149 | $0.084 |
| Germany North | $0.239 | $0.147 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.239 | $0.147 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.239 | $0.147 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.241 | $0.149 | $0.092 |
| New Zealand North | $0.254 | $0.162 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.254 | $0.162 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.254 | $0.162 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.258 | $0.166 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.26 | $0.168 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.271 | $0.179 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.362 | $0.27 | $0.092 |
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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