2 vCPU 4 GiB memory Arm64 General purpose, Dplsv5 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 | $0.0426 | $31.10 | $0.0251 −41% | $0.0162 −62% | $0.0199 −53% |
| East US | $0.0680 | $49.64 | $0.0401 −41% | $0.0258 −62% | $0.0298 −56% |
| East US 2 | $0.0680 | $49.64 | $0.0401 −41% | $0.0258 −62% | $0.0296 −56% |
| West US 2 | $0.0680 | $49.64 | $0.0401 −41% | $0.0258 −62% | $0.0298 −56% |
| West US 3 | $0.0680 | $49.64 | $0.0401 −41% | $0.0258 −62% | — |
| North Europe | $0.0730 | $53.29 | $0.0430 −41% | $0.0277 −62% | $0.0346 −52% |
| Sweden Central | $0.0730 | $53.29 | $0.0430 −41% | $0.0270 −62% | $0.0365 −50% |
| Canada Central | $0.0744 | $54.31 | $0.0440 −40% | $0.0283 −62% | $0.0327 −56% |
| Central US | $0.0768 | $56.06 | $0.0401 −47% | $0.0258 −66% | $0.0295 −61% |
| Germany West Central | $0.0776 | $56.65 | $0.0458 −41% | $0.0295 −61% | $0.0405 −47% |
| West Europe | $0.0776 | $56.65 | $0.0458 −41% | $0.0295 −61% | $0.0405 −47% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.0784 | $57.23 | $0.0462 −41% | $0.0298 −61% | $0.0364 −53% |
| UK South | $0.0808 | $58.98 | $0.0477 −40% | $0.0307 −61% | $0.0406 −49% |
| France Central | $0.0810 | $59.13 | $0.0478 −40% | $0.0308 −61% | $0.0412 −49% |
| South Central US | $0.0816 | $59.57 | $0.0482 −40% | $0.0310 −61% | $0.0384 −53% |
| Switzerland North | $0.0854 | $62.34 | — | — | $0.0444 −48% |
| Japan East | $0.0856 | $62.49 | $0.0505 −41% | $0.0325 −61% | $0.0471 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.0860 | $62.78 | $0.0507 −41% | $0.0327 −61% | $0.0412 −52% |
| Australia East | $0.0888 | $64.82 | $0.0524 −40% | $0.0338 −61% | $0.0411 −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_D2pls_v5 is a general purpose Azure VM size (Dplsv5 series) with 2 vCPU and 4 GiB of memory, no local temporary disk and up to 4 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.0426 per hour, about $31.10 per month (730 hours), in Central India. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
Central India at $0.0426 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 19 regions compared is Australia East at $0.0888 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in Central India, you save 41% with a 1-year reservation ($0.0251/hour), 62% with a 3-year reservation ($0.0162/hour), 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0199/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.