Standard_D2ls_v5 Windows prices

Standard_D2ls_v5 with Windows costs $0.177 per hour on demand in East US ($129.21 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.177 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.177$0.085$0.092
East US$0.177$0.085$0.092
East US 2$0.177$0.085$0.092
India South Central$0.177$0.085$0.092
Jio India Central$0.177$0.085$0.092
Jio India West$0.177$0.085$0.092
North Central US$0.177$0.085$0.092
West US 2$0.177$0.085$0.092
West US 3$0.177$0.085$0.092
Indonesia Central$0.18$0.0882$0.0918
Malaysia West$0.18$0.0882$0.0918
Sweden Central$0.183$0.091$0.092
North Europe$0.183$0.0912$0.0918
Canada Central$0.185$0.093$0.092
Canada East$0.185$0.093$0.092
Mexico Central$0.186$0.0935$0.0925
Korea Central$0.188$0.096$0.092
Central US$0.188$0.0961$0.0919
Taiwan North$0.188$0.0963$0.0917
Germany West Central$0.189$0.097$0.092
Italy North$0.189$0.097$0.092
Poland Central$0.189$0.097$0.092
Spain Central$0.189$0.097$0.092
West Europe$0.189$0.097$0.092
Korea South$0.19$0.0978$0.0922
Southeast Asia$0.19$0.098$0.092
France Central$0.193$0.101$0.092
UK South$0.193$0.101$0.092
South Central US$0.194$0.102$0.092
US Gov Arizona$0.194$0.102$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.194$0.102$0.092
West Central US$0.194$0.102$0.092
UK West$0.195$0.103$0.092
Israel Central$0.198$0.106$0.092
Qatar Central$0.198$0.106$0.092
UAE North$0.198$0.106$0.092
US Gov Texas$0.198$0.106$0.092
West US$0.198$0.106$0.092
Japan East$0.199$0.107$0.092
Japan West$0.199$0.107$0.092
East Asia$0.2$0.108$0.092
West India$0.201$0.109$0.092
Australia Central$0.203$0.111$0.092
Australia Central 2$0.203$0.111$0.092
Australia East$0.203$0.111$0.092
Australia Southeast$0.203$0.111$0.092
South Africa North$0.206$0.114$0.092
Sweden South$0.21$0.118$0.092
South India$0.212$0.12$0.092
Norway East$0.214$0.122$0.092
Switzerland North$0.214$0.122$0.092
Taiwan North West$0.217$0.125$0.092
Germany North$0.218$0.126$0.092
New Zealand North$0.221$0.129$0.092
Brazil South$0.223$0.131$0.092
France South$0.223$0.131$0.092
UAE Central$0.229$0.137$0.092
South Africa West$0.24$0.148$0.092
Norway West$0.25$0.158$0.092
Switzerland West$0.25$0.158$0.092
Brazil Southeast$0.262$0.17$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.177$0.1444$0.1256

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