Standard_EC48as_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_EC48as_cc_v5 with Windows costs $4.92 per hour on demand in East US ($3,591.60 a month), $2.208 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $3.924 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$3.924$1.716$2.208
Jio India Central$3.924$1.716$2.208
Jio India West$3.924$1.716$2.208
East US$4.92$2.712$2.208
East US 2$4.92$2.712$2.208
North Central US$4.92$2.712$2.208
West US 2$4.92$2.712$2.208
West US 3$4.92$2.712$2.208
Sweden Central$5.112$2.904$2.208
Canada Central$5.184$2.976$2.208
West US$5.232$3.024$2.208
North Europe$5.256$3.048$2.208
Central US$5.268$3.06$2.208
France Central$5.40$3.192$2.208
Italy North$5.40$3.192$2.208
UK South$5.40$3.192$2.208
South Central US$5.462$3.254$2.208
Australia Central$5.472$3.264$2.208
Australia East$5.472$3.264$2.208
Korea Central$5.472$3.264$2.208
Southeast Asia$5.472$3.264$2.208
Germany West Central$5.496$3.288$2.208
Japan East$5.496$3.288$2.208
Japan West$5.496$3.288$2.208
Poland Central$5.496$3.288$2.208
West Europe$5.496$3.288$2.208
UAE North$5.568$3.36$2.208
Australia Southeast$5.734$3.526$2.208
East Asia$5.82$3.612$2.208
South Africa North$5.832$3.624$2.208
South India$6.032$3.824$2.208
Norway East$6.086$3.878$2.208
Switzerland North$6.086$3.878$2.208
France South$6.358$4.15$2.208
Germany North$6.482$4.274$2.208
Brazil South$6.552$4.344$2.208
UAE Central$6.576$4.368$2.208
South Africa West$6.919$4.711$2.208
Norway West$7.25$5.042$2.208

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$4.92––

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.