Standard_B16ms Windows prices
Standard_B16ms with Windows costs $0.73 per hour on demand in East US ($532.90 a month), $0.064 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.73 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.73 | $0.666 | $0.064 |
| East US 2 | $0.73 | $0.666 | $0.064 |
| North Central US | $0.73 | $0.666 | $0.064 |
| West US 2 | $0.73 | $0.666 | $0.064 |
| West US 3 | $0.73 | $0.666 | $0.064 |
| Sweden Central | $0.755 | $0.691 | $0.064 |
| Central India | $0.781 | $0.717 | $0.064 |
| Jio India Central | $0.781 | $0.717 | $0.064 |
| Jio India West | $0.781 | $0.717 | $0.064 |
| North Europe | $0.792 | $0.728 | $0.064 |
| Mexico Central | $0.796 | $0.732 | $0.064 |
| Spain Central | $0.796 | $0.732 | $0.064 |
| Canada Central | $0.806 | $0.742 | $0.064 |
| Canada East | $0.806 | $0.742 | $0.064 |
| UK West | $0.816 | $0.752 | $0.064 |
| France Central | $0.819 | $0.755 | $0.064 |
| UK South | $0.819 | $0.755 | $0.064 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.824 | $0.76 | $0.064 |
| Malaysia West | $0.824 | $0.76 | $0.064 |
| Germany West Central | $0.832 | $0.768 | $0.064 |
| Israel Central | $0.832 | $0.768 | $0.064 |
| Italy North | $0.832 | $0.768 | $0.064 |
| Poland Central | $0.832 | $0.768 | $0.064 |
| West Europe | $0.832 | $0.768 | $0.064 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.844 | $0.78 | $0.064 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.844 | $0.78 | $0.064 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.844 | $0.78 | $0.064 |
| West US | $0.858 | $0.794 | $0.064 |
| Central US | $0.863 | $0.799 | $0.064 |
| South Central US | $0.863 | $0.799 | $0.064 |
| UAE North | $0.863 | $0.799 | $0.064 |
| West Central US | $0.863 | $0.799 | $0.064 |
| Qatar Central | $0.866 | $0.802 | $0.064 |
| Korea South | $0.894 | $0.83 | $0.064 |
| Korea Central | $0.896 | $0.832 | $0.064 |
| Switzerland North | $0.9088 | $0.8448 | $0.064 |
| Australia Central | $0.909 | $0.845 | $0.064 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.909 | $0.845 | $0.064 |
| Australia East | $0.909 | $0.845 | $0.064 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.909 | $0.845 | $0.064 |
| Norway East | $0.909 | $0.845 | $0.064 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.909 | $0.845 | $0.064 |
| South Africa North | $0.932 | $0.868 | $0.064 |
| Japan East | $0.934 | $0.87 | $0.064 |
| New Zealand North | $0.951 | $0.887 | $0.064 |
| Sweden South | $0.962 | $0.898 | $0.064 |
| East Asia | $0.998 | $0.934 | $0.064 |
| South India | $1.005 | $0.941 | $0.064 |
| West India | $1.015 | $0.951 | $0.064 |
| Japan West | $1.022 | $0.958 | $0.064 |
| Germany North | $1.062 | $0.998 | $0.064 |
| UAE Central | $1.062 | $0.998 | $0.064 |
| Brazil South | $1.139 | $1.075 | $0.064 |
| France South | $1.146 | $1.082 | $0.064 |
| South Africa West | $1.149 | $1.085 | $0.064 |
| Norway West | $1.162 | $1.098 | $0.064 |
| Switzerland West | $1.163 | $1.098 | $0.0655 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.462 | $1.398 | $0.064 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.73 | – | – |
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