Standard_D2_v3 Windows prices
Standard_D2_v3 with Windows costs $0.188 per hour on demand in East US ($137.24 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.188 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.188 | $0.096 | $0.092 |
| East US 2 | $0.188 | $0.096 | $0.092 |
| West US 2 | $0.188 | $0.096 | $0.092 |
| West US 3 | $0.188 | $0.096 | $0.092 |
| North Central US | $0.192 | $0.1 | $0.092 |
| Korea South | $0.193 | $0.111 | $0.082 |
| Sweden Central | $0.194 | $0.102 | $0.092 |
| Central India | $0.197 | $0.105 | $0.092 |
| Jio India Central | $0.197 | $0.105 | $0.092 |
| Jio India West | $0.197 | $0.105 | $0.092 |
| Mexico Central | $0.198 | $0.106 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.199 | $0.107 | $0.092 |
| Spain Central | $0.199 | $0.107 | $0.092 |
| Canada Central | $0.203 | $0.111 | $0.092 |
| Canada East | $0.203 | $0.111 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| Italy North | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| Malaysia West | $0.204 | $0.112 | $0.092 |
| Germany West Central | $0.207 | $0.115 | $0.092 |
| Poland Central | $0.207 | $0.115 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.208 | $0.116 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.208 | $0.116 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.209 | $0.117 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.21 | $0.118 | $0.092 |
| Central US | $0.211 | $0.11 | $0.101 |
| South Central US | $0.211 | $0.11 | $0.101 |
| West Central US | $0.211 | $0.11 | $0.101 |
| UAE North | $0.212 | $0.12 | $0.092 |
| West Europe | $0.212 | $0.12 | $0.092 |
| Korea Central | $0.215 | $0.123 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.215 | $0.123 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.217 | $0.125 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.217 | $0.125 | $0.092 |
| Australia East | $0.217 | $0.125 | $0.092 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.217 | $0.125 | $0.092 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.217 | $0.125 | $0.092 |
| New Zealand North | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.219 | $0.127 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.221 | $0.129 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.221 | $0.129 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.224 | $0.132 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.225 | $0.133 | $0.092 |
| India South Central | $0.233 | $0.141 | $0.092 |
| South India | $0.237 | $0.135 | $0.102 |
| Germany North | $0.242 | $0.15 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North | $0.248 | $0.156 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.248 | $0.156 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.2507 | $0.1588 | $0.0919 |
| Brazil South | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.264 | $0.172 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.2648 | $0.1714 | $0.0934 |
| France South | $0.265 | $0.1456 | $0.1194 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.295 | $0.203 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.299 | $0.207 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.188 | – | – |
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