1 vCPU 0.5 GiB memory x64 General purpose (burstable), Bls series
Hourly USD list prices, cheapest first. Per month assumes 730 hours. Reservations and savings plans are effective hourly rates for compute only.
| Region | Linux | Per month | Windows | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US Cheapest | $0.0052 | $3.80 | $0.0092 | $0.0023 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.0052 | $3.80 | $0.0098 | $0.0024 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.0052 | $3.80 | $0.0092 | $0.0023 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.0052 | $3.80 | $0.0092 | $0.0024 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0054 | $3.94 | $0.0094 | $0.0030 −45% |
| Central India | $0.0056 | $4.09 | $0.0096 | $0.0025 −55% |
| North Europe | $0.0057 | $4.16 | $0.0097 | $0.0031 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.0058 | $4.23 | $0.0098 | $0.0026 −54% |
| France Central | $0.0059 | $4.31 | $0.0099 | $0.0031 −46% |
| UK South | $0.0059 | $4.31 | $0.0099 | $0.0031 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0060 | $4.38 | $0.0100 | $0.0033 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.0060 | $4.38 | $0.0100 | $0.0035 −42% |
| Poland Central | $0.0060 | $4.38 | $0.0100 | $0.0033 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.0060 | $4.38 | $0.0106 | $0.0033 −45% |
| Central US | $0.0062 | $4.56 | $0.0108 | $0.0029 −52% |
| South Central US | $0.0062 | $4.56 | $0.0108 | $0.0029 −52% |
| UAE North | $0.0062 | $4.56 | $0.0102 | $0.0034 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.0065 | $4.74 | $0.0105 | $0.0030 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.0066 | $4.82 | $0.0106 | $0.0033 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0066 | $4.82 | $0.0106 | $0.0029 −55% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0066 | $4.82 | $0.0110 | $0.0036 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.0068 | $4.96 | $0.0108 | $0.0035 −48% |
| East Asia | $0.0073 | $5.33 | $0.0113 | $0.0032 −55% |
| Brazil South | $0.0084 | $6.13 | $0.0124 | $0.0038 −54% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_B1ls in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Standard_B1ls is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bls series) with 1 vCPU and 0.5 GiB of memory, a 4 GiB temporary disk and up to 2 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0052 per hour, about $3.80 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.0092 per hour ($6.72 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.0052 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.0084 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0023/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.