Standard_L48s_v4 Windows prices

Standard_L48s_v4 with Windows costs $6.384 per hour on demand in East US ($4,660.32 a month), $2.208 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $6.384 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
East US$6.384$4.176$2.208
East US 2$6.396$4.188$2.208
West US 2$6.396$4.188$2.208
West US 3$6.396$4.188$2.208
Sweden Central$6.576$4.368$2.208
Spain Central$6.749$4.541$2.208
Mexico Central$6.802$4.594$2.208
Canada Central$6.816$4.608$2.208
North Europe$6.816$4.608$2.208
West US$6.816$4.608$2.208
Central US$6.924$4.716$2.208
India South Central$6.944$4.736$2.208
Central India$6.96$4.752$2.208
France Central$7.056$4.848$2.208
UK South$7.056$4.848$2.208
Indonesia Central$7.094$4.886$2.208
Malaysia West$7.094$4.886$2.208
Japan East$7.116$4.908$2.208
Korea Central$7.116$4.908$2.208
Germany West Central$7.20$4.992$2.208
Italy North$7.20$4.992$2.208
Poland Central$7.20$4.992$2.208
West Europe$7.20$4.992$2.208
Australia Central$7.212$5.004$2.208
South Central US$7.218$5.01$2.208
North Central US$7.219$5.011$2.208
Australia East$7.224$5.016$2.208
Southeast Asia$7.224$5.016$2.208
Taiwan North$7.224$5.016$2.208
West Central US$7.236$5.028$2.208
Qatar Central$7.272$5.064$2.208
UAE North$7.272$5.064$2.208
UK West$7.278$5.07$2.208
New Zealand North$7.475$5.267$2.208
Australia Southeast$7.65$5.442$2.208
Norway East$7.699$5.491$2.208
South Africa North$7.704$5.496$2.208
South India$8.113$5.905$2.208
Switzerland North$8.196$5.988$2.208
East Asia$8.681$6.473$2.208
Brazil South$8.88$6.672$2.208

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$6.384$4.755$3.878

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