2 vCPU 16 GiB memory x64 Memory optimized, Ev3 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 | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US Cheapest | $0.1260 | $91.98 | $0.2180 | $0.0592 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.1260 | $91.98 | $0.2180 | $0.0592 −53% |
| West US 3 | $0.1260 | $91.98 | $0.2180 | $0.0592 −53% |
| East US 2 | $0.1330 | $97.09 | $0.2250 | $0.0625 −53% |
| Sweden Central | $0.1340 | $97.82 | $0.2260 | $0.0737 −45% |
| Central India | $0.1370 | $100.01 | $0.2290 | $0.0754 −45% |
| North Europe | $0.1410 | $102.93 | $0.2330 | $0.0776 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.1460 | $106.58 | $0.2380 | $0.0803 −45% |
| Central US | $0.1460 | $106.58 | $0.2480 | $0.0686 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.1460 | $106.58 | $0.2430 | $0.0686 −53% |
| Italy North | $0.1480 | $108.04 | $0.2400 | $0.0770 −48% |
| UAE North | $0.1510 | $110.23 | $0.2430 | $0.0831 −45% |
| Germany West Central | $0.1520 | $110.96 | $0.2440 | $0.0836 −45% |
| Poland Central | $0.1520 | $110.96 | $0.2440 | $0.0836 −45% |
| France Central | $0.1560 | $113.88 | $0.2480 | $0.0858 −45% |
| UK South | $0.1560 | $113.88 | $0.2480 | $0.0858 −45% |
| Australia East | $0.1600 | $116.80 | $0.2520 | $0.0880 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.1600 | $116.80 | $0.2520 | $0.0880 −45% |
| Korea Central | $0.1600 | $116.80 | $0.2520 | $0.0880 −45% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.1600 | $116.80 | $0.2520 | $0.0880 −45% |
| West Europe | $0.1600 | $116.80 | $0.2520 | $0.0880 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.1670 | $121.91 | $0.2590 | $0.0919 −45% |
| Switzerland North | $0.1760 | $128.48 | $0.2680 | $0.0968 −45% |
| Brazil South | $0.2350 | $171.55 | $0.3720 | $0.1293 −45% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_E2_v3 in these regions.
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_E2_v3 is a memory optimized Azure VM size (Ev3 series) with 2 vCPU and 16 GiB of memory, a 50 GiB temporary disk and up to 4 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.1260 per hour, about $91.98 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $0.2180 per hour ($159.14 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $0.1260 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is Brazil South at $0.2350 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.0592/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.