Standard_L16s_v3 Windows prices
Standard_L16s_v3 with Windows costs $2.128 per hour on demand in East US ($1,553.44 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $2.128 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $2.128 | $1.392 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $2.132 | $1.396 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $2.132 | $1.396 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $2.132 | $1.396 | $0.736 |
| West US 3 | $2.132 | $1.396 | $0.736 |
| Sweden Central | $2.192 | $1.456 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $2.205 | $1.469 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $2.241 | $1.505 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $2.241 | $1.505 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $2.267 | $1.531 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $2.272 | $1.536 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $2.272 | $1.536 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $2.272 | $1.536 | $0.736 |
| West US | $2.272 | $1.536 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $2.309 | $1.573 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $2.315 | $1.579 | $0.736 |
| Central India | $2.32 | $1.584 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $2.32 | $1.584 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $2.32 | $1.584 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $2.341 | $1.605 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $2.347 | $1.611 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $2.352 | $1.616 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $2.352 | $1.616 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $2.372 | $1.636 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $2.372 | $1.636 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $2.372 | $1.636 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.39 | $1.654 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $2.40 | $1.664 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $2.40 | $1.664 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $2.40 | $1.664 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $2.40 | $1.664 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $2.40 | $1.664 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $2.406 | $1.67 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $2.408 | $1.672 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $2.408 | $1.672 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $2.408 | $1.672 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.408 | $1.672 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $2.411 | $1.675 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $2.424 | $1.688 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $2.424 | $1.688 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $2.425 | $1.689 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.481 | $1.745 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $2.492 | $1.756 | $0.736 |
| West India | $2.523 | $1.787 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.551 | $1.815 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $2.568 | $1.832 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $2.576 | $1.84 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $2.629 | $1.893 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North West | $2.646 | $1.91 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.704 | $1.968 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $2.732 | $1.996 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $2.732 | $1.996 | $0.736 |
| France South | $2.837 | $2.101 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.899 | $2.163 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.93 | $2.194 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $2.96 | $2.224 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $3.118 | $2.382 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $3.331 | $2.595 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $3.331 | $2.595 | $0.736 |
| Brazil Southeast | $3.627 | $2.891 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $2.128 | $1.627 | $1.321 |
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