Standard_A4_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A4_v2 with Windows costs $0.286 per hour on demand in East US ($208.78 a month), $0.095 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.238 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.238 | $0.159 | $0.079 |
| West US 3 | $0.238 | $0.159 | $0.079 |
| West Central US | $0.262 | $0.175 | $0.087 |
| Germany West Central | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| Italy North | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| Poland Central | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| Spain Central | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| Sweden Central | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| West Europe | $0.274 | $0.182 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.274 | $0.183 | $0.091 |
| Canada Central | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| Canada East | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| Central US | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| East US | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| East US 2 | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| North Central US | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| South Central US | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| West US | $0.286 | $0.191 | $0.095 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.292 | $0.194 | $0.098 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.292 | $0.194 | $0.098 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.292 | $0.194 | $0.098 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.298 | $0.187 | $0.111 |
| Malaysia West | $0.298 | $0.187 | $0.111 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.298 | $0.198 | $0.1 |
| Central India | $0.31 | $0.206 | $0.104 |
| Jio India Central | $0.31 | $0.206 | $0.104 |
| Jio India West | $0.31 | $0.206 | $0.104 |
| South India | $0.31 | $0.206 | $0.104 |
| West India | $0.31 | $0.206 | $0.104 |
| Korea South | $0.321 | $0.193 | $0.128 |
| Australia Central | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| Australia East | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| East Asia | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| France Central | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| UK West | $0.333 | $0.222 | $0.111 |
| Korea Central | $0.356 | $0.214 | $0.142 |
| Japan East | $0.357 | $0.238 | $0.119 |
| Japan West | $0.357 | $0.238 | $0.119 |
| Qatar Central | $0.375 | $0.191 | $0.184 |
| UAE North | $0.375 | $0.191 | $0.184 |
| Israel Central | $0.376 | $0.192 | $0.184 |
| Switzerland North | $0.381 | $0.197 | $0.184 |
| Norway East | $0.384 | $0.2 | $0.184 |
| Mexico Central | $0.395 | $0.211 | $0.184 |
| Germany North | $0.397 | $0.213 | $0.184 |
| South Africa North | $0.397 | $0.213 | $0.184 |
| Brazil South | $0.405 | $0.27 | $0.135 |
| Sweden South | $0.421 | $0.237 | $0.184 |
| UAE Central | $0.421 | $0.237 | $0.184 |
| France South | $0.4329 | $0.2886 | $0.1443 |
| Switzerland West | $0.44 | $0.256 | $0.184 |
| New Zealand North | $0.444 | $0.26 | $0.184 |
| Norway West | $0.444 | $0.26 | $0.184 |
| South Africa West | $0.451 | $0.267 | $0.184 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.535 | $0.351 | $0.184 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.286 | – | – |
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