Standard_E16pds_v7 Windows prices

Standard_E16pds_v7 with Windows costs $2.228 per hour on demand in East US ($1,626.44 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $2.228 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

Region	Windows	Linux	Windows license
Central US	$2.228	$1.492	$0.736
East US	$2.228	$1.492	$0.736
East US 2	$2.228	$1.492	$0.736
West US 2	$2.228	$1.492	$0.736
West US 3	$2.228	$1.492	$0.736
Mexico Central	$2.377	$1.641	$0.736
Indonesia Central	$2.482	$1.746	$0.736
Malaysia West	$2.482	$1.746	$0.736
Canada Central	$2.527	$1.791	$0.736
Canada East	$2.527	$1.791	$0.736
North Central US	$2.527	$1.791	$0.736
South Central US	$2.527	$1.791	$0.736
West Central US	$2.527	$1.791	$0.736
France Central	$2.601	$1.865	$0.736
UK South	$2.601	$1.865	$0.736
Germany West Central	$2.676	$1.94	$0.736
Italy North	$2.676	$1.94	$0.736
Spain Central	$2.676	$1.94	$0.736
Sweden Central	$2.676	$1.94	$0.736
West US	$2.676	$1.94	$0.736
Korea Central	$2.75	$2.014	$0.736
Australia Southeast	$2.825	$2.089	$0.736
Central India	$2.825	$2.089	$0.736
India South Central	$2.825	$2.089	$0.736
Southeast Asia	$2.825	$2.089	$0.736
North Europe	$2.87	$2.134	$0.736
Switzerland North	$2.87	$2.134	$0.736
UAE North	$2.87	$2.134	$0.736
West Europe	$2.87	$2.134	$0.736
Australia East	$2.90	$2.164	$0.736
Japan East	$2.90	$2.164	$0.736
South Africa North	$2.915	$2.179	$0.736
New Zealand North	$3.008	$2.272	$0.736
East Asia	$3.049	$2.313	$0.736
Brazil South	$3.72	$2.984	$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Region

Operating system	On-demand /hr	1-yr reserved /hr	3-yr reserved /hr
Windows	$2.228	$1.616	$1.303

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