Azure
Standard_DC1s_v3
x86 · standardDCSv3FamilyAzure 1 vCPU / 8 GiB · x86 · in 16 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $45/mo
Compute /mo $41/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $41 per GiB/mo $5.1 Reserved saves up to 40.4% Spot saves up to 81.4%
vCPU1
Memory8 GiB
Archx86
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions16
FamilystandardDCSv3Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $45 | $79 | $109 | 16 |
| Spot | $11 | $18 | $23 | 16 |
| Reserved | $28 | $49 | $67 | 16 |
Same spec on other clouds
Tencent Cloud Intl MA3.SMALL8 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $28/mo AWS r6g.medium 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $27/mo Tencent Cloud MA3.SMALL8 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $28/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.r8y.small 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $29/mo 
UCloud o.c1m8.ampere 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $31/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.r8y.small 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $30/mo Huawei Cloud x2.1u.8g 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $32/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x2.1u.8g 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $34/mo Google Cloud n4a-highmem-1 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $40/mo Vultr voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amd 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $44/mo
UCloud o.c1m8.ampere 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $31/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.r8y.small 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $30/mo Huawei Cloud x2.1u.8g 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $32/mo Huawei Cloud Intl x2.1u.8g 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $34/mo Google Cloud n4a-highmem-1 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $40/mo Vultr voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amd 1 vCPU · 8 GiB · $44/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇮🇹 Milan italynorth | $45 | — | $11 | $28 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $46 | — | $12 | $29 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $50 | — | $13 | $32 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $74 | — | $19 | $46 |
| 🇺🇸 Seattle westus2 | $74 | — | $17 | $46 |
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $78 | — | $18 | $48 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto canadacentral | $82 | — | $18 | $51 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $82 | — | $18 | $51 |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa centralus | $83 | — | $18 | $46 |
| 🇬🇧 London uksouth | $85 | — | $19 | $53 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $88 | — | $20 | $54 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australiaeast | $92 | — | $20 | $57 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $92 | — | $20 | $57 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $94 | — | $21 | $58 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka japanwest | $94 | — | $21 | $58 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $109 | — | $23 | $67 |
All are the total monthly price = machine (effective hourly ×730) + a 40G system disk (~$4.0/mo, representative SSD estimate): the lowest total per billing type per region. Normalized to USD — verify on each cloud's official page.
FAQ
How much does Standard_DC1s_v3 cost on Azure?
Standard_DC1s_v3 runs from about $45/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 16 regions.
Is Standard_DC1s_v3 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Tencent Cloud Intl MA3.SMALL8 at ~$28/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.