2 vCPU 8 GiB memory Arm64 General purpose, Dpdsv5 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 | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central India Cheapest | $0.0604 | $44.09 | $0.0356 −41% | $0.0229 −62% | $0.0274 −54% |
| East US | $0.0904 | $65.99 | $0.0533 −41% | $0.0344 −61% | $0.0415 −54% |
| East US 2 | $0.0904 | $65.99 | $0.0533 −41% | $0.0344 −61% | $0.0410 −54% |
| West US 2 | $0.0904 | $65.99 | $0.0533 −41% | $0.0344 −61% | $0.0410 −54% |
| West US 3 | $0.0904 | $65.99 | $0.0533 −41% | $0.0344 −61% | — |
| Sweden Central | $0.0960 | $70.08 | $0.0566 −41% | $0.0355 −63% | $0.0499 −48% |
| Canada Central | $0.1010 | $73.73 | $0.0596 −41% | $0.0384 −61% | $0.0556 −45% |
| North Europe | $0.1010 | $73.73 | $0.0595 −41% | $0.0383 −62% | $0.0520 −48% |
| Central US | $0.1020 | $74.46 | $0.0533 −47% | $0.0344 −66% | $0.0409 −59% |
| UK South | $0.1040 | $75.92 | $0.0615 −40% | $0.0396 −61% | $0.0545 −47% |
| France Central | $0.1060 | $77.38 | $0.0626 −40% | $0.0403 −61% | $0.0583 −45% |
| South Central US | $0.1080 | $78.84 | $0.0639 −40% | $0.0412 −61% | $0.0508 −53% |
| Germany West Central | $0.1090 | $79.57 | $0.0643 −41% | $0.0414 −61% | $0.0600 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.1090 | $79.57 | $0.0643 −41% | $0.0414 −61% | $0.0600 −45% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1130 | $82.49 | $0.0667 −41% | $0.0429 −62% | $0.0519 −54% |
| Australia East | $0.1140 | $83.22 | $0.0672 −41% | $0.0433 −62% | $0.0578 −49% |
| Japan East | $0.1170 | $85.41 | $0.0691 −40% | $0.0444 −62% | $0.0617 −47% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1200 | $87.60 | — | — | $0.0660 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.1250 | $91.25 | $0.0734 −41% | $0.0473 −62% | $0.0688 −45% |
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_D2pds_v5 is a general purpose Azure VM size (Dpdsv5 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 $0.0604 per hour, about $44.09 per month (730 hours), in Central India. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
Central India at $0.0604 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 19 regions compared is East Asia at $0.1250 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in Central India, you save 41% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0356/hour), 62% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0229/hour), 54% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0274/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.