Standard_D16_v5 Windows prices
Standard_D16_v5 with Windows costs $1.504 per hour on demand in East US ($1,097.92 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.504 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| West US 3 | $1.504 | $0.768 | $0.736 |
| Central India | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $1.544 | $0.808 | $0.736 |
| Sweden Central | $1.552 | $0.816 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $1.581 | $0.845 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $1.592 | $0.856 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $1.592 | $0.856 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $1.592 | $0.856 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $1.592 | $0.856 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.60 | $0.864 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $1.60 | $0.864 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $1.604 | $0.868 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $1.619 | $0.883 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $1.624 | $0.888 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $1.629 | $0.893 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $1.632 | $0.896 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $1.632 | $0.896 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $1.632 | $0.896 | $0.736 |
| West US | $1.632 | $0.896 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $1.656 | $0.92 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $1.656 | $0.92 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $1.656 | $0.92 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $1.658 | $0.922 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $1.658 | $0.922 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $1.665 | $0.929 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $1.678 | $0.942 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $1.678 | $0.942 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $1.68 | $0.944 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $1.696 | $0.96 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.696 | $0.96 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $1.696 | $0.96 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.696 | $0.96 | $0.736 |
| West India | $1.719 | $0.983 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $1.728 | $0.992 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $1.728 | $0.992 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.734 | $0.998 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $1.748 | $1.012 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $1.748 | $1.012 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $1.752 | $1.016 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $1.792 | $1.056 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $1.797 | $1.061 | $0.736 |
| South India | $1.819 | $1.083 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.897 | $1.161 | $0.736 |
| France South | $1.901 | $1.165 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $1.932 | $1.196 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $1.96 | $1.224 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $1.96 | $1.224 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $2.052 | $1.316 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $2.057 | $1.321 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $2.067 | $1.314 | $0.753 |
| Brazil Southeast | $2.327 | $1.591 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.504 | $1.21 | $1.039 |
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