1 vCPU 2 GiB memory x64 General purpose (burstable), Bms 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 | $0.0207 | $15.11 | $0.0246 | $0.0093 −54% |
| West US 2 | $0.0207 | $15.11 | $0.0248 | $0.0093 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.0207 | $15.11 | $0.0248 | $0.0097 −53% |
| East US 2 | $0.0208 | $15.18 | $0.0246 | $0.0098 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0216 | $15.77 | $0.0256 | $0.0119 −45% |
| Central India | $0.0224 | $16.35 | $0.0264 | $0.0099 −55% |
| North Europe | $0.0227 | $16.57 | $0.0262 | $0.0125 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.0230 | $16.79 | $0.0267 | $0.0104 −54% |
| France Central | $0.0236 | $17.23 | $0.0276 | $0.0125 −46% |
| UK South | $0.0236 | $17.23 | $0.0276 | $0.0125 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0240 | $17.52 | $0.0277 | $0.0132 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.0240 | $17.52 | $0.0277 | $0.0139 −42% |
| Poland Central | $0.0240 | $17.52 | $0.0277 | $0.0132 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.0240 | $17.52 | $0.0277 | $0.0132 −45% |
| Central US | $0.0250 | $18.25 | $0.0290 | $0.0118 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.0250 | $18.25 | $0.0290 | $0.0118 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.0250 | $18.25 | $0.0270 | $0.0138 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.0260 | $18.98 | $0.0300 | $0.0119 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.0264 | $19.27 | $0.0304 | $0.0133 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0264 | $19.27 | $0.0304 | $0.0117 −55% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0264 | $19.27 | $0.0304 | $0.0145 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.0272 | $19.86 | $0.0312 | $0.0140 −48% |
| East Asia | $0.0292 | $21.32 | $0.0332 | $0.0129 −55% |
| Brazil South | $0.0336 | $24.53 | $0.0376 | $0.0152 −54% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_B1ms in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Same vCPU count, memory within 25%.
Standard_B1ms is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bms series) with 1 vCPU and 2 GiB of memory, a 4 GiB temporary disk and up to 2 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0207 per hour, about $15.11 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.0246 per hour ($17.96 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.0207 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.0336 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0093/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.