Standard_B16ls_v2 Windows prices
Standard_B16ls_v2 with Windows costs $0.663 per hour on demand in East US ($483.99 a month), $0.074 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.663 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.663 | $0.589 | $0.074 |
| East US 2 | $0.663 | $0.589 | $0.074 |
| North Central US | $0.663 | $0.589 | $0.074 |
| West US 2 | $0.663 | $0.589 | $0.074 |
| West US 3 | $0.663 | $0.589 | $0.074 |
| Sweden Central | $0.686 | $0.612 | $0.074 |
| Central India | $0.708 | $0.635 | $0.073 |
| Jio India Central | $0.708 | $0.635 | $0.073 |
| Jio India West | $0.708 | $0.635 | $0.073 |
| North Europe | $0.72 | $0.646 | $0.074 |
| Spain Central | $0.72 | $0.646 | $0.074 |
| Canada Central | $0.731 | $0.657 | $0.074 |
| Canada East | $0.731 | $0.657 | $0.074 |
| Central US | $0.74 | $0.666 | $0.074 |
| France Central | $0.742 | $0.669 | $0.073 |
| UK South | $0.742 | $0.669 | $0.073 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.747 | $0.673 | $0.074 |
| Korea South | $0.751 | $0.678 | $0.073 |
| Israel Central | $0.752 | $0.679 | $0.073 |
| Italy North | $0.752 | $0.679 | $0.073 |
| Qatar Central | $0.752 | $0.679 | $0.073 |
| Germany West Central | $0.754 | $0.68 | $0.074 |
| Poland Central | $0.754 | $0.68 | $0.074 |
| West Europe | $0.754 | $0.68 | $0.074 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.765 | $0.691 | $0.074 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.765 | $0.691 | $0.074 |
| Taiwan North | $0.768 | $0.694 | $0.074 |
| West US | $0.776 | $0.703 | $0.073 |
| South Central US | $0.781 | $0.707 | $0.074 |
| West Central US | $0.781 | $0.707 | $0.074 |
| UAE North | $0.784 | $0.711 | $0.073 |
| UK West | $0.787 | $0.713 | $0.074 |
| Korea Central | $0.81 | $0.737 | $0.073 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.81 | $0.737 | $0.073 |
| Australia Central | $0.822 | $0.748 | $0.074 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.822 | $0.748 | $0.074 |
| Australia East | $0.822 | $0.748 | $0.074 |
| Norway East | $0.822 | $0.748 | $0.074 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.822 | $0.748 | $0.074 |
| Switzerland North | $0.822 | $0.748 | $0.074 |
| West India | $0.828 | $0.755 | $0.073 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.84 | $0.766 | $0.074 |
| South Africa North | $0.842 | $0.769 | $0.073 |
| Japan East | $0.844 | $0.771 | $0.073 |
| Japan West | $0.844 | $0.771 | $0.073 |
| New Zealand North | $0.859 | $0.786 | $0.073 |
| Sweden South | $0.869 | $0.796 | $0.073 |
| East Asia | $0.901 | $0.828 | $0.073 |
| South India | $0.905 | $0.831 | $0.074 |
| France South | $0.943 | $0.869 | $0.074 |
| Germany North | $0.958 | $0.884 | $0.074 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.976 | $0.903 | $0.073 |
| UAE Central | $0.997 | $0.924 | $0.073 |
| Brazil South | $1.026 | $0.952 | $0.074 |
| Norway West | $1.046 | $0.973 | $0.073 |
| Switzerland West | $1.046 | $0.973 | $0.073 |
| South Africa West | $1.073 | $0.999 | $0.074 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.311 | $1.238 | $0.073 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.663 | $0.4218 | $0.298 |
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