Cheapest cloud VM in Cape Town
Cape Town has 2 regions on AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is AWS m6g.large in af-south-1 (Cape Town, South Africa) at $75.21 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in southafricawest at $19.28. On-demand, AWS is the cheapest for 7 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC. A month (730 hours) with a 10 GB boot disk, Linux list prices in USD, machine types with dedicated vCPUs.
On-demand, per size and cloud
| Size | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $34.34AWS c6g.medium · af-south-1 | $46.18Azure A1 v2 · southafricawest |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $67.62AWS c6g.large · af-south-1 | $64.07Azure F2s v2 · southafricawest |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $75.21AWS m6g.large · af-south-1 | $95.46Azure D2ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $134AWS c6g.xlarge · af-south-1 | $126Azure F4s v2 · southafricawest |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $149AWS m6g.xlarge · af-south-1 | $189Azure D4ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $267AWS c6g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $250Azure F8s v2 · southafricawest |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $298AWS m6g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $375Azure D8ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $534AWS c6g.4xlarge · af-south-1 | $498Azure F16s v2 · southafricawest |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $594AWS m6g.4xlarge · af-south-1 | $748Azure D16ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $1,188AWS m6g.8xlarge · af-south-1 | $1,494Azure D32ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,374AWS m6g.metal · af-south-1 | $2,986Azure D64ps v6 · southafricawest |
Spot, per size and cloud
Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time, and their prices change more often.
| Size | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $12.00AWS c6gd.medium · af-south-1 | $10.20Azure A1 v2 · southafricawest |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $18.71AWS c7g.large · af-south-1 | $13.52Azure F2s v2 · southafricawest |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $20.83AWS m5.large · af-south-1 | $19.28Azure D2ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $43.31AWS c6g.xlarge · af-south-1 | $25.02Azure F4s v2 · southafricawest |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $38.79AWS m5.xlarge · af-south-1 | $36.55Azure D4ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $70.83AWS c7g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $48.03Azure F8s v2 · southafricawest |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $56.09AWS m6g.2xlarge · af-south-1 | $70.95Azure D8ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $109AWS c6g.4xlarge · af-south-1 | $94.05Azure F16s v2 · southafricawest |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $108AWS m6g.4xlarge · af-south-1 | $140Azure D16ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $174AWS m6gd.8xlarge · af-south-1 | $278Azure D32ps v6 · southafricawest |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $238AWS m6g.metal · af-south-1 | $554Azure D64ps v6 · southafricawest |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in Cape Town
- AWS af-south-1 Cape Town, South Africa
- Azure southafricawest Cape Town, South Africa
The rest of af
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in Cape Town?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, AWS m6g.large in af-south-1 (Cape Town, South Africa) at $75.21 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in southafricawest (Cape Town, South Africa) at $19.28 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:51 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in Cape Town?
On-demand, AWS for 7 of 11 sizes and Azure for 4 of 11 sizes (the cheapest machine type with dedicated vCPUs of each size, from 1 vCPU · 2 GB to 64 vCPU · 256 GB).
How much does spot save in Cape Town?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: AWS 72% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in Cape Town?
AWS af-south-1 (Cape Town, South Africa) and Azure southafricawest (Cape Town, South Africa).