Standard_D16ds_v5 Windows prices
Standard_D16ds_v5 with Windows costs $1.64 per hour on demand in East US ($1,197.20 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.64 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.64 | $0.904 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $1.64 | $0.904 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $1.64 | $0.904 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $1.64 | $0.904 | $0.736 |
| West US 3 | $1.64 | $0.904 | $0.736 |
| Sweden Central | $1.696 | $0.96 | $0.736 |
| Central India | $1.712 | $0.976 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $1.712 | $0.976 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $1.712 | $0.976 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $1.712 | $0.976 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $1.73 | $0.994 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.751 | $1.015 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $1.751 | $1.015 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $1.758 | $1.022 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $1.776 | $1.04 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $1.784 | $1.048 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $1.792 | $1.056 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $1.792 | $1.056 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $1.792 | $1.056 | $0.736 |
| West US | $1.80 | $1.064 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $1.821 | $1.085 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $1.821 | $1.085 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $1.824 | $1.088 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $1.824 | $1.088 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $1.824 | $1.088 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $1.83 | $1.094 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $1.84 | $1.104 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $1.845 | $1.109 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $1.845 | $1.109 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $1.848 | $1.112 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.864 | $1.128 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.866 | $1.13 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $1.872 | $1.136 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.872 | $1.136 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $1.872 | $1.136 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Arizona | $1.88 | $1.144 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.88 | $1.144 | $0.736 |
| West India | $1.893 | $1.157 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $1.904 | $1.168 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $1.904 | $1.168 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.911 | $1.175 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $1.929 | $1.193 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $1.933 | $1.197 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $1.933 | $1.197 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $1.936 | $1.20 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $1.976 | $1.24 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $1.984 | $1.248 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.011 | $1.275 | $0.736 |
| France South | $2.109 | $1.373 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.15 | $1.414 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North West | $2.171 | $1.435 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $2.176 | $1.44 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.177 | $1.441 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $2.292 | $1.556 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $2.296 | $1.56 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $2.31 | $1.557 | $0.753 |
| Brazil Southeast | $2.608 | $1.872 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.64 | $1.269 | $1.079 |
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