Cheapest cloud VM in London
London has 3 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Azure D2ps v6 in uksouth (London, United Kingdom) at $60.45 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v5 in uksouth at $11.67. On-demand, Azure is the cheapest for 10 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 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 | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $28.98GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west2 | $30.42AWS c6g.medium · eu-west-2 | $31.25Azure A1 v2 · uksouth |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $56.01GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · europe-west2 | $59.91AWS c6g.large · eu-west-2 | $53.59Azure D2pls v6 · uksouth |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $64.22GCP e2-standard-2 · europe-west2 | $65.75AWS m6g.large · eu-west-2 | $60.45Azure D2ps v6 · uksouth |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $110GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · europe-west2 | $119AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $106Azure D4pls v6 · uksouth |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $127GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-west2 | $131AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $120Azure D4ps v6 · uksouth |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $218GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · europe-west2 | $237AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $210Azure D8pls v6 · uksouth |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $253GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-west2 | $260AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $238Azure D8ps v6 · uksouth |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $434GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · europe-west2 | $473AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $420Azure D16pls v6 · uksouth |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $505GCP e2-standard-16 · europe-west2 | $520AWS m6g.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $474Azure D16ps v6 · uksouth |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $1,010GCP e2-standard-32 · europe-west2 | $1,038AWS m6g.8xlarge · eu-west-2 | $947Azure D32ps v6 · uksouth |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,052GCP n4a-standard-64 · europe-west2 | $2,075AWS m6g.metal · eu-west-2 | $1,893Azure D64ps v6 · uksouth |
Spot, per size and cloud
Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time, and their prices change more often.
| Size | Google Cloud | AWS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU · 2 GB | $16.36GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west2 | $7.06AWS c8g.medium · eu-west-2 | $6.11Azure A1 v2 · uksouth |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $26.43GCP n4-highcpu-2 · europe-west2 | $19.47AWS c6gn.large · eu-west-2 | $10.74Azure D2pls v5 · uksouth |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $19.42GCP n2-standard-2 · europe-west2 | $16.70AWS m7i-flex.large · eu-west-2 | $11.67Azure D2ps v5 · uksouth |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $50.91GCP n4-highcpu-4 · europe-west2 | $23.56AWS c7i-flex.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $20.21Azure D4pls v5 · uksouth |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $37.64GCP n2-standard-4 · europe-west2 | $23.48AWS m8gd.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $22.07Azure D4ps v5 · uksouth |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $99.85GCP n4-highcpu-8 · europe-west2 | $32.90AWS c6gd.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $38.98Azure D8pls v5 · uksouth |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $74.08GCP n2-standard-8 · europe-west2 | $57.87AWS m8gd.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $42.71Azure D8ps v5 · uksouth |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $198GCP n4-highcpu-16 · europe-west2 | $59.77AWS c7i-flex.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $76.63Azure D16pls v5 · uksouth |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $147GCP n2-standard-16 · europe-west2 | $74.44AWS m7i-flex.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $84.09Azure D16ps v5 · uksouth |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $293GCP n2-standard-32 · europe-west2 | $165AWS m7gd.8xlarge · eu-west-2 | $167Azure D32ps v5 · uksouth |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $584GCP n2-standard-64 · europe-west2 | $260AWS m7i-flex.16xlarge · eu-west-2 | $351Azure D64ps v6 · uksouth |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in London
- Google Cloud europe-west2 London, United Kingdom
- AWS eu-west-2 London, United Kingdom
- Azure uksouth London, United Kingdom
The rest of eu-west
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in London?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Azure D2ps v6 in uksouth (London, United Kingdom) at $60.45 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v5 in uksouth (London, United Kingdom) at $11.67 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in London?
On-demand, Azure for 10 of 11 sizes and Google Cloud for 1 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 London?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 70%, AWS 75% and Azure 81% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in London?
Google Cloud europe-west2 (London, United Kingdom), AWS eu-west-2 (London, United Kingdom) and Azure uksouth (London, United Kingdom).