2 vCPU 8 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 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0912 | $0.0375 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0912 | $0.0391 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0912 | $0.0375 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0912 | $0.0391 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0864 | $63.07 | $0.0944 | $0.0475 −45% |
| Central India | $0.0896 | $65.41 | $0.0976 | $0.0395 −55% |
| North Europe | $0.0910 | $66.43 | $0.0992 | $0.0501 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.0928 | $67.74 | $0.1010 | $0.0420 −54% |
| France Central | $0.0944 | $68.91 | $0.1020 | $0.0501 −46% |
| UK South | $0.0944 | $68.91 | $0.1020 | $0.0501 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1040 | $0.0528 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1040 | $0.0557 −42% |
| Poland Central | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1040 | $0.0528 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1040 | $0.0528 −45% |
| Central US | $0.0998 | $72.85 | $0.1080 | $0.0469 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.0998 | $72.85 | $0.1080 | $0.0469 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.0998 | $72.85 | $0.1080 | $0.0549 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.1040 | $75.92 | $0.1120 | $0.0477 −54% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1056 | $77.09 | $0.1136 | $0.0581 −45% |
| Australia East | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.1140 | $0.0536 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.1140 | $0.0469 −55% |
| Japan East | $0.1090 | $79.57 | $0.1170 | $0.0562 −48% |
| East Asia | $0.1170 | $85.41 | $0.1250 | $0.0518 −55% |
| Brazil South | $0.1340 | $97.82 | $0.1420 | $0.0607 −54% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_B2ms 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_B2ms is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bms series) with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, a 16 GiB temporary disk and up to 4 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0832 per hour, about $60.74 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.0912 per hour ($66.58 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.0832 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.1340 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0375/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.