2 vCPU 4 GiB memory x64 General purpose, Dldsv5 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 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0346 −64% | $0.0422 −56% |
| East US 2 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0346 −64% | $0.0518 −46% |
| West US 2 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0346 −64% | $0.0422 −56% |
| West US 3 | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.1880 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0346 −64% | $0.0518 −46% |
| Central India | $0.0990 | $72.27 | $0.1910 | $0.0584 −40% | $0.0357 −63% | $0.0535 −46% |
| Sweden Central | $0.1040 | $75.92 | $0.1960 | $0.0614 −40% | $0.0374 −63% | $0.0562 −46% |
| Canada Central | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.1980 | $0.0626 −40% | $0.0382 −63% | $0.0572 −46% |
| Central US | $0.1080 | $78.84 | $0.2000 | $0.0566 −47% | $0.0346 −68% | $0.0420 −61% |
| North Europe | $0.1090 | $79.57 | $0.2010 | $0.0643 −41% | $0.0392 −64% | $0.0556 −49% |
| Korea Central | $0.1100 | $80.30 | $0.2020 | $0.0650 −40% | $0.0396 −63% | $0.0594 −46% |
| Germany West Central | $0.1110 | $81.03 | $0.2030 | $0.0655 −40% | $0.0400 −64% | $0.0599 −46% |
| Italy North | $0.1110 | $81.03 | $0.2030 | $0.0655 −40% | $0.0400 −64% | $0.0566 −49% |
| Poland Central | $0.1110 | $81.03 | $0.2030 | $0.0655 −40% | $0.0400 −64% | $0.0577 −48% |
| West Europe | $0.1110 | $81.03 | $0.2030 | $0.0655 −40% | $0.0400 −64% | $0.0577 −48% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1120 | $81.76 | $0.2040 | $0.0661 −40% | $0.0403 −63% | $0.0605 −46% |
| France Central | $0.1150 | $83.95 | $0.2070 | $0.0678 −41% | $0.0414 −64% | $0.0621 −46% |
| South Central US | $0.1150 | $83.95 | $0.2070 | $0.0679 −40% | $0.0415 −63% | $0.0621 −46% |
| UK South | $0.1150 | $83.95 | $0.2070 | $0.0678 −41% | $0.0414 −64% | $0.0621 −46% |
| UAE North | $0.1200 | $87.60 | $0.2120 | $0.0708 −41% | $0.0432 −64% | $0.0648 −46% |
| Japan East | $0.1220 | $89.06 | $0.2140 | $0.0720 −40% | $0.0439 −64% | $0.0659 −46% |
| East Asia | $0.1230 | $89.79 | $0.2150 | $0.0726 −40% | $0.0443 −63% | $0.0664 −46% |
| Australia East | $0.1260 | $91.98 | $0.2180 | $0.0743 −41% | $0.0454 −64% | $0.0592 −53% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1370 | $100.01 | $0.2290 | $0.0811 −40% | $0.0494 −63% | $0.0740 −46% |
| Brazil South | $0.1490 | $108.77 | $0.2410 | $0.0879 −41% | $0.0537 −63% | $0.0805 −46% |
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_D2lds_v5 is a general purpose Azure VM size (Dldsv5 series) with 2 vCPU and 4 GiB of memory, a 75 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 $0.1490 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 41% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0566/hour), 64% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0346/hour), 56% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0422/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.