Standard_F2s_v2 Windows prices
Standard_F2s_v2 with Windows costs $0.177 per hour on demand in East US ($129.21 a month), $0.0924 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US 2, at $0.163 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 | $0.163 | $0.0846 | $0.0784 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.176 | $0.0882 | $0.0878 |
| Malaysia West | $0.176 | $0.0882 | $0.0878 |
| East US | $0.177 | $0.0846 | $0.0924 |
| West US 2 | $0.177 | $0.0846 | $0.0924 |
| West US 3 | $0.177 | $0.0846 | $0.0924 |
| Central India | $0.177 | $0.085 | $0.092 |
| Jio India Central | $0.177 | $0.085 | $0.092 |
| Jio India West | $0.177 | $0.085 | $0.092 |
| North Central US | $0.177 | $0.085 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.177 | $0.085 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.177 | $0.085 | $0.092 |
| Canada Central | $0.185 | $0.0927 | $0.0923 |
| Canada East | $0.185 | $0.0927 | $0.0923 |
| Mexico Central | $0.185 | $0.0931 | $0.0919 |
| Spain Central | $0.185 | $0.096 | $0.089 |
| Germany West Central | $0.185 | $0.097 | $0.088 |
| Italy North | $0.185 | $0.097 | $0.088 |
| Sweden Central | $0.185 | $0.097 | $0.088 |
| West Europe | $0.185 | $0.097 | $0.088 |
| South India | $0.186 | $0.0935 | $0.0925 |
| Korea Central | $0.188 | $0.096 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.188 | $0.096 | $0.092 |
| Korea South | $0.188 | $0.0961 | $0.0919 |
| Poland Central | $0.189 | $0.097 | $0.092 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.19 | $0.098 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.193 | $0.101 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.193 | $0.101 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.193 | $0.101 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.193 | $0.101 | $0.092 |
| Central US | $0.194 | $0.102 | $0.092 |
| South Central US | $0.194 | $0.102 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.194 | $0.102 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.194 | $0.102 | $0.092 |
| West Central US | $0.194 | $0.102 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.198 | $0.106 | $0.092 |
| UAE North | $0.198 | $0.106 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.198 | $0.106 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.198 | $0.106 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.1987 | $0.1067 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.199 | $0.107 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.199 | $0.107 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.2 | $0.108 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.203 | $0.111 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.203 | $0.111 | $0.092 |
| Australia East | $0.203 | $0.111 | $0.092 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.203 | $0.111 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.206 | $0.114 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.209 | $0.117 | $0.092 |
| New Zealand North | $0.209 | $0.117 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.211 | $0.119 | $0.092 |
| Germany North | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.218 | $0.126 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.223 | $0.131 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.2321 | $0.1389 | $0.0932 |
| Norway West | $0.25 | $0.158 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.262 | $0.17 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.177 | – | – |
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