2 vCPU 4 GiB memory Arm64 General purpose, Dpldsv5 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 | $0.0490 | $35.77 | $0.0289 −41% | $0.0186 −62% | $0.0228 −53% |
| East US | $0.0768 | $56.06 | $0.0453 −40% | $0.0292 −61% | $0.0337 −56% |
| East US 2 | $0.0768 | $56.06 | $0.0453 −40% | $0.0292 −61% | $0.0331 −56% |
| West US 2 | $0.0768 | $56.06 | $0.0453 −40% | $0.0292 −61% | $0.0333 −56% |
| West US 3 | $0.0768 | $56.06 | $0.0453 −40% | $0.0292 −61% | — |
| Sweden Central | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0491 −41% | $0.0316 −61% | $0.0424 −49% |
| Canada Central | $0.0848 | $61.90 | $0.0500 −41% | $0.0322 −61% | $0.0370 −56% |
| Central US | $0.0868 | $63.36 | $0.0453 −47% | $0.0292 −66% | $0.0331 −61% |
| North Europe | $0.0872 | $63.66 | $0.0515 −40% | $0.0331 −61% | $0.0440 −49% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0890 | $64.97 | $0.0525 −40% | $0.0338 −61% | $0.0461 −48% |
| West Europe | $0.0890 | $64.97 | $0.0525 −40% | $0.0338 −61% | $0.0461 −48% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0900 | $65.70 | $0.0531 −41% | $0.0342 −61% | $0.0421 −53% |
| UK South | $0.0920 | $67.16 | $0.0542 −41% | $0.0350 −61% | $0.0465 −49% |
| South Central US | $0.0922 | $67.31 | $0.0543 −41% | $0.0350 −62% | $0.0498 −45% |
| France Central | $0.0925 | $67.52 | $0.0546 −41% | $0.0352 −61% | $0.0500 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.0980 | $71.54 | $0.0579 −40% | $0.0373 −61% | $0.0529 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.0980 | $71.54 | $0.0579 −40% | $0.0373 −61% | $0.0529 −46% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0980 | $71.54 | — | — | $0.0510 −48% |
| Australia East | $0.1010 | $73.73 | $0.0596 −41% | $0.0384 −61% | $0.0470 −53% |
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_D2plds_v5 is a general purpose Azure VM size (Dpldsv5 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 $0.0490 per hour, about $35.77 per month (730 hours), in Central India. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
Central India at $0.0490 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 19 regions compared is Australia East at $0.1010 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in Central India, you save 41% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0289/hour), 62% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0186/hour), 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0228/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.