Cheapest cloud VM in New South Wales
New South Wales has 3 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Azure D2ps v6 in australiaeast (New South Wales, Australia) at $65.43 a month; on spot, Google Cloud c2d-standard-2 in australia-southeast1 at $9.82. 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 | $36.68GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · australia-southeast1 | $33.37AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-2 | $38.13Azure A1 v2 · australiaeast |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $71.25GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · australia-southeast1 | $65.78AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-2 | $58.13Azure D2pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $70.76GCP e2-standard-2 · australia-southeast1 | $71.04AWS m6g.large · ap-southeast-2 | $65.43Azure D2ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $138GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · australia-southeast1 | $131AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $115Azure D4pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $140GCP e2-standard-4 · australia-southeast1 | $141AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $129Azure D4ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $275GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · australia-southeast1 | $260AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $228Azure D8pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $279GCP e2-standard-8 · australia-southeast1 | $281AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $257Azure D8ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $549GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast1 | $520AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $454Azure D16pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $557GCP e2-standard-16 · australia-southeast1 | $562AWS m6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $512Azure D16ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $1,112GCP e2-standard-32 · australia-southeast1 | $1,122AWS m6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $1,022Azure D32ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,625GCP c4a-standard-64 · australia-southeast1 | $2,244AWS m6g.metal · ap-southeast-2 | $2,043Azure D64ps v6 · australiaeast |
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 | $9.37GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · australia-southeast1 | $8.04AWS c6gd.medium · ap-southeast-2 | $8.38Azure A1 v2 · australiaeast |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $8.35GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · australia-southeast1 | $24.90AWS c6gd.large · ap-southeast-2 | $12.07Azure D2pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $9.82GCP c2d-standard-2 · australia-southeast1 | $31.40AWS m6gd.large · ap-southeast-2 | $13.42Azure D2ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $13.70GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · australia-southeast1 | $55.13AWS c6gd.xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $22.54Azure D4pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $16.30GCP c3d-standard-4 · australia-southeast1 | $52.72AWS m5.xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $25.24Azure D4ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $26.05GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · australia-southeast1 | $81.33AWS c8gd.2xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $43.45Azure D8pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $31.25GCP c3d-standard-8 · australia-southeast1 | $91.11AWS m6gd.2xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $48.85Azure D8ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $50.76GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast1 | $172AWS c7g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $85.14Azure D16pls v6 · australiaeast |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $61.15GCP c3d-standard-16 · australia-southeast1 | $206AWS m6gd.4xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $95.93Azure D16ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $137GCP c2d-standard-32 · australia-southeast1 | $348AWS m6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-2 | $190Azure D32ps v6 · australiaeast |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $338GCP c3d-standard-90 · australia-southeast1 | $346AWS m6g.metal · ap-southeast-2 | $379Azure D64ps v6 · australiaeast |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in New South Wales
- Google Cloud australia-southeast1 Sydney, Australia
- AWS ap-southeast-2 Sydney, Australia
- Azure australiaeast New South Wales, Australia
The rest of au
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in New South Wales?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Azure D2ps v6 in australiaeast (New South Wales, Australia) at $65.43 a month; spot, Google Cloud c2d-standard-2 in australia-southeast1 (Sydney, Australia) at $9.82 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 08:30 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in New South Wales?
On-demand, Azure for 10 of 11 sizes and AWS 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 New South Wales?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 86%, AWS 56% and Azure 79% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in New South Wales?
Google Cloud australia-southeast1 (Sydney, Australia), AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney, Australia) and Azure australiaeast (New South Wales, Australia).