Standard_D16ds_v6 Windows prices

Standard_D16ds_v6 with Windows costs $1.733 per hour on demand in East US ($1,265.09 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.733 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
East US$1.733$0.997$0.736
East US 2$1.733$0.997$0.736
North Central US$1.733$0.997$0.736
West US 2$1.733$0.997$0.736
West US 3$1.733$0.997$0.736
India South Central$1.784$1.048$0.736
Central India$1.785$1.049$0.736
Jio India Central$1.785$1.049$0.736
Jio India West$1.785$1.049$0.736
Indonesia Central$1.795$1.059$0.736
Malaysia West$1.795$1.059$0.736
Sweden Central$1.795$1.059$0.736
Mexico Central$1.832$1.096$0.736
Canada Central$1.847$1.111$0.736
Canada East$1.847$1.111$0.736
North Europe$1.847$1.111$0.736
Spain Central$1.847$1.111$0.736
Central US$1.862$1.126$0.736
Korea South$1.882$1.146$0.736
UK South$1.888$1.152$0.736
France Central$1.899$1.163$0.736
Israel Central$1.899$1.163$0.736
Italy North$1.899$1.163$0.736
West US$1.899$1.163$0.736
Poland Central$1.928$1.192$0.736
Germany West Central$1.93$1.194$0.736
West Europe$1.93$1.194$0.736
South Central US$1.932$1.196$0.736
West Central US$1.932$1.196$0.736
UK West$1.942$1.206$0.736
Qatar Central$1.958$1.222$0.736
Taiwan North$1.958$1.222$0.736
Korea Central$1.961$1.225$0.736
UAE North$1.962$1.226$0.736
Australia Central$1.982$1.246$0.736
Australia Central 2$1.982$1.246$0.736
Australia East$1.982$1.246$0.736
Southeast Asia$1.982$1.246$0.736
US Gov Arizona$1.982$1.246$0.736
US Gov Texas$1.982$1.246$0.736
US Gov Virginia$1.982$1.246$0.736
West India$2.012$1.276$0.736
Japan East$2.023$1.287$0.736
Japan West$2.023$1.287$0.736
Australia Southeast$2.032$1.296$0.736
South Africa North$2.062$1.326$0.736
Switzerland North$2.062$1.326$0.736
East Asia$2.106$1.37$0.736
Sweden South$2.113$1.377$0.736
South India$2.141$1.405$0.736
Norway East$2.161$1.425$0.736
France South$2.248$1.512$0.736
Germany North$2.288$1.552$0.736
Brazil South$2.324$1.588$0.736
Taiwan North West$2.325$1.589$0.736
UAE Central$2.325$1.589$0.736
Norway West$2.443$1.707$0.736
South Africa West$2.45$1.714$0.736
Switzerland West$2.757$2.021$0.736
Brazil Southeast$2.801$2.065$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.733$1.354$1.125

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