Standard_DC48as_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_DC48as_cc_v5 with Windows costs $4.272 per hour on demand in East US ($3,118.56 a month), $2.208 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $3.541 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$3.541$1.333$2.208
Jio India Central$3.541$1.333$2.208
Jio India West$3.541$1.333$2.208
East US$4.272$2.064$2.208
East US 2$4.272$2.064$2.208
North Central US$4.272$2.064$2.208
West US 2$4.272$2.064$2.208
West US 3$4.272$2.064$2.208
Sweden Central$4.416$2.208$2.208
Canada Central$4.512$2.304$2.208
North Europe$4.512$2.304$2.208
Central US$4.54$2.332$2.208
UK South$4.608$2.40$2.208
France Central$4.632$2.424$2.208
West US$4.632$2.424$2.208
South Central US$4.685$2.477$2.208
Germany West Central$4.704$2.496$2.208
Poland Central$4.704$2.496$2.208
West Europe$4.704$2.496$2.208
Korea Central$4.752$2.544$2.208
UAE North$4.752$2.544$2.208
Australia Central$4.80$2.592$2.208
Australia East$4.80$2.592$2.208
Southeast Asia$4.80$2.592$2.208
Australia Southeast$4.891$2.683$2.208
Japan East$4.896$2.688$2.208
Japan West$4.896$2.688$2.208
Italy North$4.956$2.748$2.208
South Africa North$4.956$2.748$2.208
East Asia$5.064$2.856$2.208
South India$5.118$2.91$2.208
Norway East$5.16$2.952$2.208
Switzerland North$5.16$2.952$2.208
France South$5.359$3.151$2.208
Germany North$5.453$3.245$2.208
UAE Central$5.515$3.307$2.208
Brazil South$5.52$3.312$2.208
South Africa West$5.78$3.572$2.208
Norway West$6.045$3.837$2.208

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$4.272––

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.