Standard_E2_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E2_v5 with Windows costs $0.218 per hour on demand in East US ($159.14 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.218 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| East US 2 | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| North Central US | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| West US 2 | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| West US 3 | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| Central India | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| India South Central | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| Jio India Central | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| Jio India West | $0.222 | $0.13 | $0.092 |
| Sweden Central | $0.226 | $0.134 | $0.092 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.229 | $0.137 | $0.092 |
| Malaysia West | $0.229 | $0.137 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North | $0.229 | $0.137 | $0.092 |
| Canada Central | $0.23 | $0.138 | $0.092 |
| Canada East | $0.23 | $0.138 | $0.092 |
| Mexico Central | $0.231 | $0.139 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.232 | $0.14 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.233 | $0.141 | $0.092 |
| Spain Central | $0.233 | $0.141 | $0.092 |
| Central US | $0.234 | $0.142 | $0.092 |
| Korea South | $0.237 | $0.145 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| Italy North | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| Australia East | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| South Central US | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| West Central US | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| Germany West Central | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| Korea Central | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| Poland Central | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| West Europe | $0.244 | $0.152 | $0.092 |
| UAE North | $0.247 | $0.155 | $0.092 |
| New Zealand North | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.253 | $0.161 | $0.092 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.256 | $0.164 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.259 | $0.167 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.259 | $0.167 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.259 | $0.167 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.26 | $0.168 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.266 | $0.174 | $0.092 |
| South India | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.284 | $0.192 | $0.092 |
| Germany North | $0.29 | $0.198 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.293 | $0.201 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.294 | $0.202 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.309 | $0.217 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.31 | $0.218 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.314 | $0.221 | $0.093 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.353 | $0.261 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.218 | $0.1697 | $0.1418 |
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