2 vCPU 8 GiB memory x64 General purpose, Dv3 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 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0451 −53% |
| East US 2 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0451 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0451 −53% |
| West US 3 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0451 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.1020 | $74.46 | $0.1940 | $0.0561 −45% |
| Central India | $0.1050 | $76.65 | $0.1970 | $0.0578 −45% |
| North Europe | $0.1070 | $78.11 | $0.1990 | $0.0589 −45% |
| Central US | $0.1100 | $80.30 | $0.2110 | $0.0517 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.1100 | $80.30 | $0.2110 | $0.0517 −53% |
| Canada Central | $0.1110 | $81.03 | $0.2030 | $0.0611 −45% |
| France Central | $0.1120 | $81.76 | $0.2040 | $0.0616 −45% |
| Italy North | $0.1120 | $81.76 | $0.2040 | $0.0638 −43% |
| Germany West Central | $0.1150 | $83.95 | $0.2070 | $0.0633 −45% |
| Poland Central | $0.1150 | $83.95 | $0.2070 | — |
| UK South | $0.1160 | $84.68 | $0.2080 | $0.0638 −45% |
| UAE North | $0.1200 | $87.60 | $0.2120 | $0.0660 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.1200 | $87.60 | $0.2120 | $0.0660 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.1230 | $89.79 | $0.2150 | $0.0677 −45% |
| Australia East | $0.1250 | $91.25 | $0.2170 | $0.0688 −45% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1250 | $91.25 | $0.2170 | $0.0688 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.1290 | $94.17 | $0.2210 | $0.0710 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.1320 | $96.36 | $0.2240 | $0.0726 −45% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1320 | $96.36 | $0.2240 | $0.0726 −45% |
| Brazil South | $0.1590 | $116.07 | $0.2510 | $0.0875 −45% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_D2_v3 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_D2_v3 is a general purpose Azure VM size (Dv3 series) with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, a 50 GiB temporary disk and up to 4 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0960 per hour, about $70.08 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.1880 per hour ($137.24 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.0960 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.1590 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0451/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.