Standard_E16s_v3 Windows prices
Standard_E16s_v3 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 East US, at $1.744 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| West US 3 | $1.744 | $1.008 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $1.80 | $1.064 | $0.736 |
| Sweden Central | $1.808 | $1.072 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $1.814 | $1.152 | $0.662 |
| Central India | $1.832 | $1.096 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $1.832 | $1.096 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $1.832 | $1.096 | $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 |
| Spain Central | $1.864 | $1.128 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.888 | $1.152 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $1.888 | $1.152 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $1.904 | $1.168 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $1.904 | $1.168 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $1.92 | $1.184 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $1.92 | $1.184 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $1.944 | $1.166 | $0.778 |
| West Central US | $1.944 | $1.166 | $0.778 |
| Australia Central | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| Australia East | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| US Gov Arizona | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.944 | $1.277 | $0.667 |
| UAE North | $1.946 | $1.21 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $1.952 | $1.216 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $1.952 | $1.216 | $0.736 |
| West India | $1.952 | $1.216 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $1.977 | $1.241 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $1.98 | $1.167 | $0.813 |
| France Central | $1.984 | $1.248 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $1.984 | $1.248 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $1.984 | $1.248 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $2.004 | $1.268 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.07 | $1.334 | $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 |
| Norway East | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $2.192 | $1.456 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $2.268 | $1.532 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.308 | $1.572 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.317 | $1.581 | $0.736 |
| France South | $2.357 | $1.621 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $2.416 | $1.68 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $2.566 | $1.83 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $2.579 | $1.831 | $0.7484 |
| Taiwan North West | $2.728 | $1.992 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $2.976 | $1.879 | $1.097 |
| Brazil Southeast | $3.18 | $2.444 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.744 | – | – |
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