Standard_E48_v3 Windows prices
Standard_E48_v3 with Windows costs $5.232 per hour on demand in East US ($3,819.36 a month), $2.208 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $5.232 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $5.232 | $3.024 | $2.208 |
| East US 2 | $5.232 | $3.024 | $2.208 |
| North Central US | $5.232 | $3.024 | $2.208 |
| West US 2 | $5.232 | $3.024 | $2.208 |
| West US 3 | $5.232 | $3.024 | $2.208 |
| Sweden Central | $5.424 | $3.216 | $2.208 |
| Korea South | $5.441 | $3.234 | $2.207 |
| Central India | $5.489 | $3.281 | $2.208 |
| Jio India Central | $5.489 | $3.281 | $2.208 |
| Jio India West | $5.489 | $3.281 | $2.208 |
| Canada Central | $5.52 | $3.311 | $2.209 |
| Canada East | $5.52 | $3.311 | $2.209 |
| Mexico Central | $5.534 | $3.326 | $2.208 |
| West US | $5.568 | $3.36 | $2.208 |
| North Europe | $5.592 | $3.384 | $2.208 |
| Spain Central | $5.592 | $3.384 | $2.208 |
| Indonesia Central | $5.664 | $3.456 | $2.208 |
| Malaysia West | $5.664 | $3.456 | $2.208 |
| South Central US | $5.707 | $3.499 | $2.208 |
| Central US | $5.709 | $3.501 | $2.208 |
| Israel Central | $5.76 | $3.552 | $2.208 |
| Italy North | $5.76 | $3.552 | $2.208 |
| UK South | $5.761 | $3.553 | $2.208 |
| UK West | $5.761 | $3.553 | $2.208 |
| Australia Central | $5.831 | $3.623 | $2.208 |
| Australia Central 2 | $5.831 | $3.623 | $2.208 |
| Australia East | $5.831 | $3.623 | $2.208 |
| Australia Southeast | $5.831 | $3.623 | $2.208 |
| West Central US | $5.832 | $3.499 | $2.333 |
| US Gov Arizona | $5.832 | $3.624 | $2.208 |
| US Gov Texas | $5.832 | $3.624 | $2.208 |
| US Gov Virginia | $5.832 | $3.624 | $2.208 |
| UAE North | $5.837 | $3.629 | $2.208 |
| West India | $5.848 | $3.64 | $2.208 |
| Japan East | $5.855 | $3.647 | $2.208 |
| Korea Central | $5.855 | $3.647 | $2.208 |
| West Europe | $5.855 | $3.647 | $2.208 |
| Germany West Central | $5.856 | $3.648 | $2.208 |
| Poland Central | $5.856 | $3.648 | $2.208 |
| Qatar Central | $5.93 | $3.722 | $2.208 |
| France Central | $5.948 | $3.74 | $2.208 |
| New Zealand North | $6.013 | $3.805 | $2.208 |
| Japan West | $6.048 | $3.84 | $2.208 |
| Southeast Asia | $6.048 | $3.84 | $2.208 |
| South India | $6.209 | $4.001 | $2.208 |
| East Asia | $6.216 | $4.008 | $2.208 |
| Switzerland North | $6.22 | $4.012 | $2.208 |
| Norway East | $6.22 | $4.012 | $2.208 |
| South Africa North | $6.24 | $4.032 | $2.208 |
| Sweden South | $6.389 | $4.181 | $2.208 |
| India South Central | $6.576 | $4.368 | $2.208 |
| Taiwan North | $6.804 | $4.596 | $2.208 |
| UAE Central | $6.925 | $4.717 | $2.208 |
| Germany North | $6.951 | $4.743 | $2.208 |
| France South | $7.071 | $4.863 | $2.208 |
| South Africa West | $7.248 | $5.04 | $2.208 |
| Norway West | $7.423 | $5.215 | $2.208 |
| Switzerland West | $7.482 | $5.216 | $2.266 |
| Brazil South | $7.845 | $5.637 | $2.208 |
| Taiwan North West | $8.183 | $5.975 | $2.208 |
| Brazil Southeast | $9.54 | $7.332 | $2.208 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $5.232 | – | – |
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