Standard_E16bs_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E16bs_v5 with Windows costs $1.928 per hour on demand in East US ($1,407.44 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.928 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.928 | $1.192 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $1.928 | $1.192 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $1.928 | $1.192 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $1.928 | $1.192 | $0.736 |
| West US 3 | $1.928 | $1.192 | $0.736 |
| Central India | $1.976 | $1.24 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $1.976 | $1.24 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $1.976 | $1.24 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $1.976 | $1.24 | $0.736 |
| Sweden Central | $2.012 | $1.276 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $2.018 | $1.282 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $2.018 | $1.282 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $2.047 | $1.311 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $2.052 | $1.316 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $2.052 | $1.316 | $0.736 |
| West US | $2.072 | $1.336 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $2.08 | $1.344 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $2.083 | $1.347 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $2.107 | $1.371 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $2.148 | $1.412 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $2.148 | $1.412 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $2.16 | $1.424 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $2.166 | $1.43 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $2.166 | $1.43 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Arizona | $2.176 | $1.44 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.176 | $1.44 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $2.178 | $1.442 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $2.184 | $1.448 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $2.216 | $1.48 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $2.216 | $1.48 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $2.216 | $1.48 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.226 | $1.49 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $2.256 | $1.52 | $0.736 |
| West India | $2.262 | $1.526 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.286 | $1.55 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $2.336 | $1.60 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $2.395 | $1.659 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.417 | $1.681 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $2.441 | $1.705 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $2.441 | $1.705 | $0.736 |
| France South | $2.572 | $1.836 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.587 | $1.851 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $2.652 | $1.916 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.66 | $1.924 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North West | $2.75 | $2.014 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $2.816 | $2.08 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $2.952 | $2.216 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $2.952 | $2.216 | $0.736 |
| Brazil Southeast | $3.227 | $2.491 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.928 | $1.439 | $1.153 |
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