1 vCPU 1 GiB memory x64 General purpose (burstable), Bs 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 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0140 | $0.0047 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0140 | $0.0049 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0144 | $0.0047 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0144 | $0.0049 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0108 | $7.88 | $0.0148 | $0.0059 −45% |
| Central India | $0.0112 | $8.18 | $0.0152 | $0.0049 −55% |
| North Europe | $0.0113 | $8.25 | $0.0153 | $0.0062 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.0116 | $8.47 | $0.0156 | $0.0052 −54% |
| France Central | $0.0118 | $8.61 | $0.0158 | $0.0063 −46% |
| UK South | $0.0118 | $8.61 | $0.0158 | $0.0063 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0160 | $0.0066 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0160 | $0.0070 −42% |
| Poland Central | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0160 | $0.0066 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0160 | $0.0066 −45% |
| Central US | $0.0125 | $9.12 | $0.0165 | $0.0059 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.0125 | $9.12 | $0.0165 | $0.0059 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.0125 | $9.12 | $0.0145 | $0.0069 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.0130 | $9.49 | $0.0170 | $0.0060 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.0132 | $9.64 | $0.0172 | $0.0067 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0132 | $9.64 | $0.0172 | $0.0058 −55% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0132 | $9.64 | $0.0176 | $0.0073 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.0136 | $9.93 | $0.0176 | $0.0070 −48% |
| East Asia | $0.0146 | $10.66 | $0.0186 | $0.0065 −55% |
| Brazil South | $0.0168 | $12.26 | $0.0208 | $0.0076 −54% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_B1s in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Standard_B1s is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bs series) with 1 vCPU and 1 GiB of memory, a 4 GiB temporary disk and up to 2 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0104 per hour, about $7.59 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.0140 per hour ($10.22 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.0104 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.0168 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0047/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.