2 vCPU 1 GiB memory x64 General purpose (burstable), Btsv2 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 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0196 | $0.0062 −40% | $0.0040 −61% | $0.0047 −55% |
| East US 2 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0196 | $0.0062 −40% | $0.0040 −61% | $0.0047 −55% |
| West US 2 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0196 | $0.0062 −40% | $0.0040 −61% | $0.0047 −55% |
| West US 3 | $0.0104 | $7.59 | $0.0196 | $0.0062 −40% | $0.0040 −61% | $0.0049 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0108 | $7.88 | $0.0200 | $0.0064 −40% | $0.0041 −61% | $0.0057 −47% |
| Central India | $0.0112 | $8.18 | $0.0204 | $0.0066 −40% | $0.0041 −62% | $0.0049 −56% |
| North Europe | $0.0114 | $8.32 | $0.0206 | $0.0067 −40% | $0.0043 −61% | $0.0060 −47% |
| Canada Central | $0.0116 | $8.47 | $0.0208 | $0.0068 −40% | $0.0044 −61% | $0.0052 −55% |
| Central US | $0.0118 | $8.61 | $0.0210 | $0.0062 −47% | $0.0040 −66% | $0.0047 −60% |
| France Central | $0.0118 | $8.61 | $0.0210 | $0.0070 −40% | $0.0045 −61% | $0.0063 −47% |
| UK South | $0.0118 | $8.61 | $0.0210 | $0.0070 −40% | $0.0045 −61% | $0.0063 −47% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0212 | $0.0071 −41% | $0.0046 −61% | $0.0066 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0212 | $0.0071 −41% | $0.0046 −61% | $0.0064 −47% |
| Poland Central | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0212 | $0.0071 −41% | $0.0046 −61% | $0.0064 −47% |
| West Europe | $0.0120 | $8.76 | $0.0212 | $0.0071 −41% | $0.0046 −61% | $0.0066 −45% |
| South Central US | $0.0125 | $9.12 | $0.0217 | $0.0074 −40% | $0.0048 −61% | $0.0059 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.0125 | $9.12 | $0.0217 | $0.0074 −40% | $0.0048 −61% | $0.0066 −47% |
| Korea Central | $0.0130 | $9.49 | $0.0222 | $0.0073 −43% | $0.0049 −61% | $0.0060 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.0132 | $9.64 | $0.0224 | $0.0078 −41% | $0.0050 −61% | $0.0067 −49% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0132 | $9.64 | $0.0224 | $0.0078 −41% | $0.0049 −63% | $0.0058 −56% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0132 | $9.64 | $0.0224 | $0.0078 −41% | $0.0050 −61% | $0.0073 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.0136 | $9.93 | $0.0228 | $0.0080 −41% | $0.0052 −61% | $0.0069 −49% |
| East Asia | $0.0146 | $10.66 | $0.0238 | $0.0086 −41% | $0.0054 −62% | $0.0064 −56% |
| Brazil South | $0.0168 | $12.26 | $0.0260 | $0.0090 −46% | $0.0064 −61% | $0.0076 −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_B2ts_v2 is a general purpose (burstable) Azure VM size (Btsv2 series) with 2 vCPU and 1 GiB of memory, no local temporary disk and up to 4 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 $0.0196 per hour ($14.31 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 40% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0062/hour), 61% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0040/hour), 55% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0047/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.