Standard_E4a_v4 Windows prices
Standard_E4a_v4 with Windows costs $0.436 per hour on demand in East US ($318.28 a month), $0.184 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.363 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central India | $0.363 | $0.158 | $0.205 |
| Jio India Central | $0.363 | $0.158 | $0.205 |
| Jio India West | $0.363 | $0.158 | $0.205 |
| Taiwan North | $0.43 | $0.246 | $0.184 |
| East US | $0.436 | $0.252 | $0.184 |
| East US 2 | $0.436 | $0.252 | $0.184 |
| North Central US | $0.436 | $0.252 | $0.184 |
| West US 2 | $0.436 | $0.252 | $0.184 |
| West US 3 | $0.436 | $0.252 | $0.184 |
| India South Central | $0.444 | $0.26 | $0.184 |
| Spain Central | $0.45 | $0.266 | $0.184 |
| Sweden Central | $0.452 | $0.268 | $0.184 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.456 | $0.272 | $0.184 |
| Malaysia West | $0.458 | $0.274 | $0.184 |
| Canada Central | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| Canada East | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| Mexico Central | $0.461 | $0.277 | $0.184 |
| West US | $0.464 | $0.28 | $0.184 |
| North Europe | $0.466 | $0.282 | $0.184 |
| Central US | $0.469 | $0.285 | $0.184 |
| Korea South | $0.472 | $0.288 | $0.184 |
| France Central | $0.48 | $0.296 | $0.184 |
| Israel Central | $0.48 | $0.296 | $0.184 |
| Italy North | $0.48 | $0.296 | $0.184 |
| UK South | $0.48 | $0.296 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.486 | $0.252 | $0.234 |
| Australia Central | $0.486 | $0.302 | $0.184 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.486 | $0.302 | $0.184 |
| Australia East | $0.486 | $0.302 | $0.184 |
| South Central US | $0.486 | $0.302 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.486 | $0.302 | $0.184 |
| West Central US | $0.486 | $0.302 | $0.184 |
| Germany West Central | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| Japan East | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| Japan West | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| Korea Central | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| Poland Central | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| West Europe | $0.488 | $0.304 | $0.184 |
| UK West | $0.489 | $0.305 | $0.184 |
| Qatar Central | $0.494 | $0.31 | $0.184 |
| UAE North | $0.494 | $0.31 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.499 | $0.315 | $0.184 |
| New Zealand North | $0.501 | $0.317 | $0.184 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.504 | $0.32 | $0.184 |
| West India | $0.507 | $0.323 | $0.184 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.512 | $0.328 | $0.184 |
| East Asia | $0.518 | $0.334 | $0.184 |
| South Africa North | $0.52 | $0.336 | $0.184 |
| Sweden South | $0.532 | $0.348 | $0.184 |
| South India | $0.539 | $0.355 | $0.184 |
| Norway East | $0.544 | $0.36 | $0.184 |
| Switzerland North | $0.544 | $0.36 | $0.184 |
| France South | $0.569 | $0.385 | $0.184 |
| Germany North | $0.579 | $0.395 | $0.184 |
| Brazil South | $0.586 | $0.402 | $0.184 |
| UAE Central | $0.587 | $0.403 | $0.184 |
| South Africa West | $0.621 | $0.437 | $0.184 |
| Norway West | $0.652 | $0.468 | $0.184 |
| Switzerland West | $0.652 | $0.468 | $0.184 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.707 | $0.523 | $0.184 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.436 | $0.3322 | $0.2787 |
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