Standard_E16-8as_v4 Windows prices

Standard_E16-8as_v4 with Windows costs $1.744 per hour on demand in East US ($1,273.12 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Taiwan North, at $1.721 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Taiwan North$1.721$0.985$0.736
East US$1.744$1.008$0.736
East US 2$1.744$1.008$0.736
North Central US$1.744$1.008$0.736
US Gov Virginia$1.744$1.008$0.736
West US 2$1.744$1.008$0.736
West US 3$1.744$1.008$0.736
Central India$1.776$1.04$0.736
India South Central$1.776$1.04$0.736
Jio India Central$1.776$1.04$0.736
Jio India West$1.776$1.04$0.736
Spain Central$1.80$1.064$0.736
Sweden Central$1.808$1.072$0.736
Indonesia Central$1.824$1.088$0.736
Malaysia West$1.83$1.094$0.736
Canada Central$1.84$1.104$0.736
Canada East$1.84$1.104$0.736
Mexico Central$1.845$1.109$0.736
West US$1.856$1.12$0.736
North Europe$1.864$1.128$0.736
Central US$1.875$1.139$0.736
Korea South$1.888$1.152$0.736
France Central$1.92$1.184$0.736
Israel Central$1.92$1.184$0.736
Italy North$1.92$1.184$0.736
UK South$1.92$1.184$0.736
Australia Central$1.944$1.208$0.736
Australia Central 2$1.944$1.208$0.736
Australia East$1.944$1.208$0.736
US Gov Arizona$1.944$1.208$0.736
South Central US$1.946$1.21$0.736
West Central US$1.946$1.21$0.736
Germany West Central$1.952$1.216$0.736
Japan East$1.952$1.216$0.736
Japan West$1.952$1.216$0.736
Korea Central$1.952$1.216$0.736
Poland Central$1.952$1.216$0.736
Southeast Asia$1.952$1.216$0.736
West Europe$1.952$1.216$0.736
UK West$1.956$1.22$0.736
Qatar Central$1.977$1.241$0.736
UAE North$1.977$1.241$0.736
US Gov Texas$1.996$1.26$0.736
New Zealand North$2.004$1.268$0.736
Taiwan North West$2.016$1.28$0.736
West India$2.026$1.29$0.736
Australia Southeast$2.046$1.31$0.736
East Asia$2.072$1.336$0.736
South Africa North$2.08$1.344$0.736
Sweden South$2.13$1.394$0.736
South India$2.157$1.421$0.736
Norway East$2.177$1.441$0.736
Switzerland North$2.177$1.441$0.736
France South$2.275$1.539$0.736
Germany North$2.317$1.581$0.736
Brazil South$2.344$1.608$0.736
UAE Central$2.349$1.613$0.736
South Africa West$2.483$1.747$0.736
Norway West$2.61$1.874$0.736
Switzerland West$2.61$1.874$0.736
Brazil Southeast$2.826$2.09$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.744$1.329$1.115

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