2 vCPU 8 GiB memory x64 General purpose (burstable), Bsv2 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 | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US Cheapest | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0924 | $0.0491 −41% | $0.0316 −61% | $0.0374 −55% |
| East US 2 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0924 | $0.0491 −41% | $0.0316 −61% | $0.0374 −55% |
| West US 2 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0924 | $0.0491 −41% | $0.0316 −61% | $0.0374 −55% |
| West US 3 | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0924 | $0.0491 −41% | $0.0316 −61% | $0.0391 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0864 | $63.07 | $0.0956 | $0.0510 −40% | $0.0328 −61% | $0.0458 −47% |
| Central India | $0.0896 | $65.41 | $0.0988 | $0.0529 −41% | $0.0331 −63% | $0.0394 −56% |
| North Europe | $0.0912 | $66.58 | $0.1000 | $0.0538 −41% | $0.0347 −61% | $0.0483 −47% |
| Canada Central | $0.0928 | $67.74 | $0.1020 | $0.0548 −40% | $0.0353 −61% | $0.0418 −55% |
| Central US | $0.0940 | $68.62 | $0.1030 | $0.0491 −47% | $0.0316 −66% | $0.0372 −60% |
| France Central | $0.0944 | $68.91 | $0.1040 | $0.0557 −40% | $0.0359 −61% | $0.0500 −47% |
| UK South | $0.0944 | $68.91 | $0.1040 | $0.0557 −40% | $0.0359 −61% | $0.0500 −47% |
| Italy North | $0.0958 | $69.93 | $0.1050 | $0.0565 −41% | $0.0364 −61% | $0.0508 −47% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1050 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0365 −61% | $0.0528 −45% |
| Poland Central | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1050 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0365 −61% | $0.0509 −47% |
| West Europe | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1050 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0365 −61% | $0.0528 −45% |
| South Central US | $0.0998 | $72.85 | $0.1090 | $0.0589 −40% | $0.0379 −61% | $0.0469 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.1000 | $73.00 | $0.1100 | $0.0591 −40% | $0.0381 −61% | $0.0530 −47% |
| Korea Central | $0.1040 | $75.92 | $0.1130 | $0.0582 −44% | $0.0395 −61% | $0.0478 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.1150 | $0.0623 −41% | $0.0401 −62% | $0.0541 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.1150 | $0.0623 −41% | $0.0391 −63% | $0.0466 −56% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.1150 | $0.0623 −41% | $0.0401 −62% | $0.0583 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.1090 | $79.57 | $0.1180 | $0.0642 −41% | $0.0414 −62% | $0.0556 −49% |
| East Asia | $0.1170 | $85.41 | $0.1260 | $0.0690 −41% | $0.0432 −63% | $0.0515 −56% |
| Brazil South | $0.1340 | $97.82 | $0.1440 | $0.0726 −45% | $0.0511 −61% | $0.0603 −55% |
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_v2 is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Bsv2 series) with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, no local 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 $0.0924 per hour ($67.45 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 41% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0491/hour), 61% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0316/hour), 55% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0374/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.