Standard_F2as_v7 Windows prices

Standard_F2as_v7 with Windows costs $0.229 per hour on demand in East US ($167.17 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.18 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.18$0.0882$0.0918
Jio India West$0.18$0.0882$0.0918
Central US$0.229$0.137$0.092
East US$0.229$0.137$0.092
East US 2$0.229$0.137$0.092
North Central US$0.229$0.137$0.092
West US 2$0.229$0.137$0.092
West US 3$0.229$0.137$0.092
Sweden Central$0.238$0.146$0.092
Mexico Central$0.242$0.15$0.092
Canada Central$0.244$0.152$0.092
North Europe$0.244$0.152$0.092
UK South$0.251$0.159$0.092
France Central$0.252$0.16$0.092
Italy North$0.252$0.16$0.092
Spain Central$0.252$0.16$0.092
West US$0.252$0.16$0.092
South Central US$0.256$0.164$0.092
Germany West Central$0.257$0.165$0.092
Poland Central$0.257$0.165$0.092
West Europe$0.257$0.165$0.092
Korea Central$0.26$0.168$0.092
UAE North$0.26$0.168$0.092
Australia East$0.264$0.172$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.264$0.172$0.092
Taiwan North$0.264$0.172$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.265$0.173$0.092
Japan East$0.27$0.178$0.092
Japan West$0.27$0.178$0.092
South Africa North$0.275$0.183$0.092
East Asia$0.281$0.189$0.092
Norway East$0.287$0.195$0.092
Switzerland North$0.287$0.195$0.092
Brazil South$0.311$0.219$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.229$0.1767$0.1453

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