2 vCPU 8 GiB memory x64 General purpose, Ddsv5 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 | $0.1130 | $82.49 | $0.2050 | $0.0667 −41% | $0.0429 −62% | $0.0516 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.1130 | $82.49 | $0.2050 | $0.0667 −41% | $0.0429 −62% | $0.0531 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.1130 | $82.49 | $0.2050 | $0.0667 −41% | $0.0429 −62% | $0.0516 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.1130 | $82.49 | $0.2050 | $0.0667 −41% | $0.0429 −62% | $0.0531 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.1200 | $87.60 | $0.2120 | $0.0708 −41% | $0.0456 −62% | $0.0620 −48% |
| Central India | $0.1220 | $89.06 | $0.2140 | $0.0720 −40% | $0.0463 −62% | $0.0553 −54% |
| Canada Central | $0.1260 | $91.98 | $0.2180 | $0.0743 −41% | $0.0479 −62% | $0.0570 −54% |
| North Europe | $0.1260 | $91.98 | $0.2180 | $0.0743 −41% | $0.0479 −62% | $0.0651 −48% |
| Central US | $0.1280 | $93.44 | $0.2200 | $0.0667 −47% | $0.0429 −66% | $0.0516 −59% |
| UK South | $0.1310 | $95.63 | $0.2230 | $0.0773 −41% | $0.0498 −62% | $0.0687 −47% |
| France Central | $0.1320 | $96.36 | $0.2240 | $0.0779 −41% | $0.0502 −62% | $0.0685 −48% |
| Italy North | $0.1320 | $96.36 | $0.2240 | $0.0779 −41% | $0.0502 −62% | $0.0686 −48% |
| Germany West Central | $0.1360 | $99.28 | $0.2280 | $0.0803 −40% | $0.0517 −62% | $0.0748 −45% |
| Poland Central | $0.1360 | $99.28 | $0.2280 | $0.0803 −40% | $0.0517 −62% | $0.0748 −45% |
| South Central US | $0.1360 | $99.28 | $0.2280 | $0.0800 −41% | $0.0515 −62% | $0.0639 −53% |
| West Europe | $0.1360 | $99.28 | $0.2280 | $0.0803 −40% | $0.0517 −62% | $0.0748 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.1390 | $101.47 | $0.2310 | $0.0820 −41% | $0.0528 −62% | $0.0665 −52% |
| UAE North | $0.1390 | $101.47 | $0.2310 | $0.0817 −41% | $0.0527 −62% | $0.0718 −48% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1410 | $102.93 | $0.2330 | $0.0832 −40% | $0.0536 −62% | $0.0646 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.1420 | $103.66 | $0.2340 | $0.0838 −40% | $0.0540 −62% | $0.0724 −49% |
| Japan East | $0.1460 | $106.58 | $0.2380 | $0.0862 −40% | $0.0555 −62% | $0.0770 −47% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1500 | $109.50 | $0.2420 | $0.0882 −41% | $0.0568 −62% | $0.0825 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.1550 | $113.15 | $0.2470 | $0.0914 −41% | $0.0589 −61% | $0.0710 −54% |
| Brazil South | $0.1800 | $131.40 | $0.2720 | $0.1062 −41% | $0.0684 −61% | $0.0853 −52% |
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_D2ds_v5 is a general purpose Azure VM size (Ddsv5 series) with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, a 75 GiB temporary disk and up to 4 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.1130 per hour, about $82.49 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.2050 per hour ($149.65 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.1130 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.1800 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 41% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0667/hour), 62% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0429/hour), 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0516/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.