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Standard_M16bds_v3 Windows prices

Standard_M16bds_v3 with Windows costs $2.20 per hour on demand in East US ($1,606.00 a month), $0.74 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $2.196 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$2.196$1.46$0.736
India South Central$2.196$1.46$0.736
Jio India Central$2.196$1.46$0.736
Jio India West$2.196$1.46$0.736
East US$2.20$1.46$0.74
East US 2$2.20$1.46$0.74
South India$2.20$1.46$0.74
West US 2$2.20$1.46$0.74
North Central US$2.201$1.465$0.736
West US 3$2.201$1.465$0.736
Central US$2.392$1.655$0.736
Indonesia Central$2.44$1.71$0.73
Malaysia West$2.444$1.708$0.736
Australia East$2.486$1.75$0.736
Canada Central$2.488$1.752$0.736
US Gov Arizona$2.488$1.752$0.736
US Gov Virginia$2.488$1.752$0.736
North Europe$2.49$1.76$0.73
South Central US$2.49$1.76$0.73
Germany West Central$2.497$1.761$0.736
UK South$2.561$1.825$0.736
New Zealand North$2.573$1.837$0.736
Taiwan North$2.63$1.90$0.73
West Europe$2.64$1.90$0.74
Southeast Asia$2.64$1.904$0.736
Korea Central$2.707$1.971$0.736
Sweden Central$2.787$2.051$0.736
Switzerland North$2.824$2.088$0.736
UAE North$2.824$2.088$0.736
Japan East$2.853$2.117$0.736
East Asia$2.999$2.263$0.736
Japan West$2.999$2.263$0.736
Brazil South$3.66$2.92$0.74

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$2.20$1.604$1.253

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.