Standard_D96ls_v5 Windows prices

Standard_D96ls_v5 with Windows costs $8.496 per hour on demand in East US ($6,202.08 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $8.496 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$8.496$4.08$4.416
East US$8.496$4.08$4.416
East US 2$8.496$4.08$4.416
India South Central$8.496$4.08$4.416
Jio India Central$8.496$4.08$4.416
Jio India West$8.496$4.08$4.416
North Central US$8.496$4.08$4.416
West US 2$8.496$4.08$4.416
West US 3$8.496$4.08$4.416
Indonesia Central$8.65$4.234$4.416
Malaysia West$8.65$4.234$4.416
Sweden Central$8.784$4.368$4.416
North Europe$8.794$4.378$4.416
Canada Central$8.88$4.464$4.416
Canada East$8.88$4.464$4.416
Mexico Central$8.904$4.488$4.416
Korea Central$9.024$4.608$4.416
Central US$9.026$4.61$4.416
Taiwan North$9.038$4.622$4.416
Germany West Central$9.072$4.656$4.416
Italy North$9.072$4.656$4.416
Poland Central$9.072$4.656$4.416
Spain Central$9.072$4.656$4.416
West Europe$9.072$4.656$4.416
Korea South$9.108$4.692$4.416
Southeast Asia$9.12$4.704$4.416
France Central$9.264$4.848$4.416
UK South$9.264$4.848$4.416
South Central US$9.312$4.896$4.416
US Gov Arizona$9.312$4.896$4.416
US Gov Virginia$9.312$4.896$4.416
West Central US$9.312$4.896$4.416
UK West$9.353$4.937$4.416
Israel Central$9.485$5.069$4.416
Qatar Central$9.485$5.069$4.416
UAE North$9.485$5.069$4.416
West US$9.504$5.088$4.416
US Gov Texas$9.516$5.10$4.416
Japan East$9.552$5.136$4.416
Japan West$9.552$5.136$4.416
East Asia$9.60$5.184$4.416
West India$9.638$5.222$4.416
Australia Southeast$9.72$5.304$4.416
Australia Central$9.744$5.328$4.416
Australia Central 2$9.744$5.328$4.416
Australia East$9.744$5.328$4.416
South Africa North$9.888$5.472$4.416
Sweden South$10.094$5.678$4.416
South India$10.169$5.753$4.416
Norway East$10.25$5.834$4.416
Switzerland North$10.25$5.834$4.416
Taiwan North West$10.425$6.009$4.416
Germany North$10.469$6.053$4.416
New Zealand North$10.628$6.212$4.416
Brazil South$10.704$6.288$4.416
France South$10.718$6.302$4.416
UAE Central$11.005$6.589$4.416
South Africa West$11.53$7.114$4.416
Norway West$12.001$7.585$4.416
Switzerland West$12.001$7.585$4.416
Brazil Southeast$12.59$8.174$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$8.496$6.933$6.028

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