Standard_E2bs_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E2bs_v5 with Windows costs $0.241 per hour on demand in East US ($175.93 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.241 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.241 | $0.149 | $0.092 |
| East US 2 | $0.241 | $0.149 | $0.092 |
| North Central US | $0.241 | $0.149 | $0.092 |
| West US 2 | $0.241 | $0.149 | $0.092 |
| West US 3 | $0.241 | $0.149 | $0.092 |
| Central India | $0.247 | $0.155 | $0.092 |
| India South Central | $0.247 | $0.155 | $0.092 |
| Jio India Central | $0.247 | $0.155 | $0.092 |
| Jio India West | $0.247 | $0.155 | $0.092 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| Malaysia West | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| Sweden Central | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| Mexico Central | $0.256 | $0.164 | $0.092 |
| Canada Central | $0.257 | $0.165 | $0.092 |
| Canada East | $0.257 | $0.165 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.259 | $0.167 | $0.092 |
| Central US | $0.26 | $0.168 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.26 | $0.168 | $0.092 |
| Korea South | $0.263 | $0.171 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.269 | $0.177 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.269 | $0.177 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Australia East | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Germany West Central | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Italy North | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Korea Central | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Poland Central | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Spain Central | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| West Europe | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| South Central US | $0.271 | $0.179 | $0.092 |
| West Central US | $0.271 | $0.179 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.272 | $0.18 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.272 | $0.18 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.272 | $0.18 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.273 | $0.181 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.277 | $0.185 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.277 | $0.185 | $0.092 |
| UAE North | $0.277 | $0.185 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.278 | $0.186 | $0.092 |
| New Zealand North | $0.282 | $0.19 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.283 | $0.191 | $0.092 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.286 | $0.194 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.291 | $0.199 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.299 | $0.207 | $0.092 |
| South India | $0.302 | $0.21 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.305 | $0.213 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.305 | $0.213 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.321 | $0.229 | $0.092 |
| Germany North | $0.323 | $0.231 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.332 | $0.24 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.333 | $0.241 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.344 | $0.252 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.352 | $0.26 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.369 | $0.277 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.369 | $0.277 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.403 | $0.311 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.241 | $0.1799 | $0.1442 |
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