Standard_M16pds_v4 Windows prices

Standard_M16pds_v4 with Windows costs $3.006 per hour on demand in East US ($2,194.38 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $3.006 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

Region	Windows	Linux	Windows license
Central US	$3.006	$2.27	$0.736
East US	$3.006	$2.27	$0.736
East US 2	$3.006	$2.27	$0.736
West US 2	$3.006	$2.27	$0.736
West US 3	$3.006	$2.27	$0.736
Mexico Central	$3.233	$2.497	$0.736
Indonesia Central	$3.392	$2.656	$0.736
Malaysia West	$3.392	$2.656	$0.736
Canada Central	$3.46	$2.724	$0.736
Canada East	$3.46	$2.724	$0.736
North Central US	$3.46	$2.724	$0.736
South Central US	$3.46	$2.724	$0.736
West Central US	$3.46	$2.724	$0.736
France Central	$3.574	$2.838	$0.736
UK South	$3.574	$2.838	$0.736
Germany West Central	$3.688	$2.952	$0.736
Italy North	$3.688	$2.952	$0.736
Spain Central	$3.688	$2.952	$0.736
Sweden Central	$3.688	$2.952	$0.736
West US	$3.688	$2.952	$0.736
Korea Central	$3.801	$3.065	$0.736
Australia Southeast	$3.915	$3.179	$0.736
Central India	$3.915	$3.179	$0.736
India South Central	$3.915	$3.179	$0.736
Southeast Asia	$3.915	$3.179	$0.736
North Europe	$3.983	$3.247	$0.736
Switzerland North	$3.983	$3.247	$0.736
UAE North	$3.983	$3.247	$0.736
West Europe	$3.983	$3.247	$0.736
Australia East	$4.028	$3.292	$0.736
Japan East	$4.028	$3.292	$0.736
South Africa North	$4.051	$3.315	$0.736
New Zealand North	$4.193	$3.457	$0.736
East Asia	$4.255	$3.519	$0.736
Brazil South	$5.277	$4.541	$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Region

Operating system	On-demand /hr	1-yr reserved /hr	3-yr reserved /hr
Windows	$3.006	$2.075	$1.599

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