Standard_D2lds_v6 Windows prices

Standard_D2lds_v6 with Windows costs $0.202 per hour on demand in East US ($147.46 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.202 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.202$0.11$0.092
East US$0.202$0.11$0.092
East US 2$0.202$0.11$0.092
India South Central$0.202$0.11$0.092
Jio India Central$0.202$0.11$0.092
Jio India West$0.202$0.11$0.092
North Central US$0.202$0.11$0.092
West US 2$0.202$0.11$0.092
West US 3$0.202$0.11$0.092
North Europe$0.21$0.118$0.092
Sweden Central$0.21$0.118$0.092
Canada Central$0.213$0.121$0.092
Canada East$0.213$0.121$0.092
Mexico Central$0.213$0.121$0.092
Central US$0.217$0.125$0.092
Korea Central$0.217$0.125$0.092
Spain Central$0.217$0.125$0.092
Taiwan North$0.217$0.125$0.092
Germany West Central$0.218$0.126$0.092
Poland Central$0.218$0.126$0.092
West Europe$0.218$0.126$0.092
Korea South$0.219$0.127$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.219$0.127$0.092
France Central$0.223$0.131$0.092
Italy North$0.223$0.131$0.092
UK South$0.223$0.131$0.092
South Central US$0.224$0.132$0.092
US Gov Arizona$0.224$0.132$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.224$0.132$0.092
West Central US$0.224$0.132$0.092
UK West$0.225$0.133$0.092
UAE North$0.228$0.136$0.092
Israel Central$0.229$0.137$0.092
Qatar Central$0.229$0.137$0.092
US Gov Texas$0.23$0.138$0.092
West US$0.23$0.138$0.092
Japan East$0.231$0.139$0.092
Japan West$0.231$0.139$0.092
West India$0.233$0.141$0.092
Australia Southeast$0.235$0.143$0.092
Australia Central$0.236$0.144$0.092
Australia Central 2$0.236$0.144$0.092
Australia East$0.236$0.144$0.092
South Africa North$0.239$0.147$0.092
Switzerland North$0.239$0.147$0.092
East Asia$0.244$0.152$0.092
Sweden South$0.246$0.154$0.092
South India$0.248$0.156$0.092
Norway East$0.25$0.158$0.092
Taiwan North West$0.254$0.162$0.092
Germany North$0.256$0.164$0.092
Brazil South$0.262$0.17$0.092
France South$0.262$0.17$0.092
UAE Central$0.27$0.178$0.092
South Africa West$0.284$0.192$0.092
Norway West$0.297$0.205$0.092
Switzerland West$0.297$0.205$0.092
Brazil Southeast$0.313$0.221$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.202$0.1604$0.135

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