2 vCPU 4 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 | $0.0416 | $30.37 | $0.0496 | $0.0187 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.0416 | $30.37 | $0.0496 | $0.0196 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.0416 | $30.37 | $0.0496 | $0.0187 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.0416 | $30.37 | $0.0496 | $0.0196 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0432 | $31.54 | $0.0512 | $0.0238 −45% |
| Central India | $0.0448 | $32.70 | $0.0528 | $0.0197 −55% |
| North Europe | $0.0450 | $32.85 | $0.0536 | $0.0248 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.0464 | $33.87 | $0.0544 | $0.0210 −54% |
| France Central | $0.0472 | $34.46 | $0.0552 | $0.0250 −46% |
| UK South | $0.0472 | $34.46 | $0.0552 | $0.0250 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0480 | $35.04 | $0.0560 | $0.0264 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.0480 | $35.04 | $0.0560 | $0.0278 −42% |
| Poland Central | $0.0480 | $35.04 | $0.0560 | $0.0264 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.0480 | $35.04 | $0.0560 | $0.0264 −45% |
| Central US | $0.0499 | $36.43 | $0.0579 | $0.0235 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.0499 | $36.43 | $0.0579 | $0.0235 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.0499 | $36.43 | $0.0579 | $0.0274 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.0520 | $37.96 | $0.0600 | $0.0239 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.0528 | $38.54 | $0.0608 | $0.0267 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0528 | $38.54 | $0.0608 | $0.0234 −55% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0528 | $38.54 | $0.0616 | $0.0290 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.0544 | $39.71 | $0.0624 | $0.0280 −48% |
| East Asia | $0.0584 | $42.63 | $0.0664 | $0.0258 −55% |
| Brazil South | $0.0672 | $49.06 | $0.0752 | $0.0305 −54% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_B2s 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_B2s is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bs series) with 2 vCPU and 4 GiB of memory, a 8 GiB temporary disk and up to 4 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0416 per hour, about $30.37 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.0496 per hour ($36.21 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.0416 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.0672 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0187/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.