Standard_E2ads_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E2ads_v5 with Windows costs $0.223 per hour on demand in East US ($162.79 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.175 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central India | $0.175 | $0.083 | $0.092 |
| Jio India Central | $0.175 | $0.083 | $0.092 |
| Jio India West | $0.175 | $0.083 | $0.092 |
| East US | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| East US 2 | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| North Central US | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| West US 2 | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| West US 3 | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| Sweden Central | $0.231 | $0.139 | $0.092 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.235 | $0.143 | $0.092 |
| Malaysia West | $0.235 | $0.143 | $0.092 |
| Canada Central | $0.236 | $0.144 | $0.092 |
| Canada East | $0.236 | $0.144 | $0.092 |
| Mexico Central | $0.236 | $0.144 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.238 | $0.146 | $0.092 |
| Central US | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.24 | $0.148 | $0.092 |
| India South Central | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| Korea South | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North | $0.243 | $0.151 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.245 | $0.153 | $0.092 |
| Italy North | $0.246 | $0.154 | $0.092 |
| Spain Central | $0.246 | $0.154 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.246 | $0.154 | $0.092 |
| South Central US | $0.249 | $0.157 | $0.092 |
| West Central US | $0.249 | $0.157 | $0.092 |
| Germany West Central | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| Korea Central | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| Poland Central | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| West Europe | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Australia East | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.251 | $0.159 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.253 | $0.161 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.253 | $0.161 | $0.092 |
| UAE North | $0.253 | $0.161 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.256 | $0.164 | $0.092 |
| New Zealand North | $0.259 | $0.167 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.26 | $0.168 | $0.092 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.262 | $0.17 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.265 | $0.173 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.266 | $0.174 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.273 | $0.181 | $0.092 |
| South India | $0.277 | $0.185 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.279 | $0.187 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.279 | $0.187 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.288 | $0.196 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.291 | $0.199 | $0.092 |
| Germany North | $0.297 | $0.205 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.3 | $0.208 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.301 | $0.209 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.317 | $0.225 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.336 | $0.244 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.336 | $0.244 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.362 | $0.27 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.223 | $0.1693 | $0.1418 |
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