Standard_D2as_v5 Windows prices

Standard_D2as_v5 with Windows costs $0.178 per hour on demand in East US ($129.94 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.148 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.148$0.0556$0.0924
Jio India Central$0.148$0.0556$0.0924
Jio India West$0.148$0.0556$0.0924
East US$0.178$0.086$0.092
East US 2$0.178$0.086$0.092
North Central US$0.178$0.086$0.092
West US 2$0.178$0.086$0.092
West US 3$0.178$0.086$0.092
India South Central$0.183$0.0909$0.0921
Sweden Central$0.184$0.092$0.092
Mexico Central$0.187$0.0946$0.0924
Canada Central$0.188$0.096$0.092
Canada East$0.188$0.096$0.092
North Europe$0.188$0.096$0.092
Central US$0.189$0.0972$0.0918
Indonesia Central$0.189$0.0972$0.0918
Malaysia West$0.189$0.0972$0.0918
Korea South$0.191$0.0989$0.0921
Taiwan North$0.192$0.1$0.092
UK South$0.192$0.1$0.092
France Central$0.193$0.101$0.092
Italy North$0.193$0.101$0.092
Spain Central$0.193$0.101$0.092
West US$0.193$0.101$0.092
South Central US$0.195$0.103$0.092
West Central US$0.195$0.103$0.092
Germany West Central$0.196$0.104$0.092
Poland Central$0.196$0.104$0.092
UK West$0.196$0.104$0.092
West Europe$0.196$0.104$0.092
Israel Central$0.198$0.106$0.092
Korea Central$0.198$0.106$0.092
Qatar Central$0.198$0.106$0.092
UAE North$0.198$0.106$0.092
Australia Central$0.2$0.108$0.092
Australia Central 2$0.2$0.108$0.092
Australia East$0.2$0.108$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.2$0.108$0.092
US Gov Texas$0.2$0.108$0.092
US Gov Arizona$0.201$0.109$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.201$0.109$0.092
West India$0.202$0.11$0.092
Australia Southeast$0.204$0.112$0.092
Japan East$0.204$0.112$0.092
Japan West$0.204$0.112$0.092
New Zealand North$0.205$0.113$0.092
South Africa North$0.207$0.115$0.092
East Asia$0.211$0.119$0.092
Sweden South$0.212$0.12$0.092
South India$0.213$0.121$0.092
Norway East$0.215$0.123$0.092
Switzerland North$0.215$0.123$0.092
France South$0.223$0.131$0.092
Taiwan North West$0.223$0.131$0.092
Germany North$0.227$0.135$0.092
Brazil South$0.23$0.138$0.092
UAE Central$0.23$0.138$0.092
South Africa West$0.241$0.149$0.092
Norway West$0.252$0.16$0.092
Switzerland West$0.252$0.16$0.092
Brazil Southeast$0.271$0.179$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.178$0.1451$0.126

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