Standard_L2aos_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L2aos_v4 with Windows costs $0.318 per hour on demand in East US ($232.14 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Indonesia Central, at $0.291 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Indonesia Central$0.291$0.199$0.092
Malaysia West$0.292$0.2$0.092
East US$0.318$0.226$0.092
East US 2$0.318$0.226$0.092
New Zealand North$0.318$0.226$0.092
North Central US$0.318$0.226$0.092
West US 2$0.318$0.226$0.092
West US 3$0.318$0.226$0.092
Sweden Central$0.329$0.237$0.092
Mexico Central$0.341$0.249$0.092
Canada Central$0.342$0.25$0.092
North Europe$0.342$0.25$0.092
Spain Central$0.342$0.25$0.092
West US$0.342$0.25$0.092
Central US$0.347$0.255$0.092
Central India$0.349$0.257$0.092
Italy North$0.354$0.262$0.092
France Central$0.355$0.263$0.092
UK South$0.355$0.263$0.092
Japan East$0.358$0.266$0.092
Korea Central$0.358$0.266$0.092
Germany West Central$0.362$0.27$0.092
Poland Central$0.362$0.27$0.092
West Europe$0.362$0.27$0.092
Australia East$0.363$0.271$0.092
South Central US$0.363$0.271$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.363$0.271$0.092
Taiwan North$0.363$0.271$0.092
UAE North$0.367$0.275$0.092
US Gov Texas$0.375$0.283$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.375$0.283$0.092
South Africa North$0.389$0.297$0.092
Switzerland North$0.389$0.297$0.092
East Asia$0.39$0.298$0.092
Norway East$0.415$0.323$0.092
Brazil South$0.452$0.36$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.318$0.2366$0.1779

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