Cheapest cloud VM in Victoria
Victoria has 3 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in australia-southeast2 (Melbourne, Australia) at $60.35 a month; on spot, Azure D2ps v6 in australiasoutheast at $13.94. On-demand, Azure is the cheapest for 5 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 14:25 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 | $38.19GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · australia-southeast2 | $33.37AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-4 | $38.13Azure A1 v2 · australiasoutheast |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $74.13GCP c4a-highcpu-2 · australia-southeast2 | $65.78AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-4 | $60.62Azure D2pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $60.35GCP e2-standard-2 · australia-southeast2 | $71.04AWS m6g.large · ap-southeast-4 | $68.21Azure D2ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $144GCP c3d-highcpu-4 · australia-southeast2 | $131AWS c6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $120Azure D4pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $119GCP e2-standard-4 · australia-southeast2 | $141AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $134Azure D4ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $286GCP c3d-highcpu-8 · australia-southeast2 | $260AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $237Azure D8pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $237GCP e2-standard-8 · australia-southeast2 | $281AWS m6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $268Azure D8ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $570GCP c3d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast2 | $520AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $473Azure D16pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $473GCP e2-standard-16 · australia-southeast2 | $562AWS m6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $535Azure D16ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $945GCP e2-standard-32 · australia-southeast2 | $1,122AWS m6g.8xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $1,067Azure D32ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $2,382GCP n2d-standard-64 · australia-southeast2 | $2,244AWS m6g.metal · ap-southeast-4 | $2,132Azure D64ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
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 | $9.79GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · australia-southeast2 | $14.17AWS c6g.medium · ap-southeast-4 | $8.38Azure A1 v2 · australiasoutheast |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $16.13GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · australia-southeast2 | $18.04AWS c6g.large · ap-southeast-4 | $12.53Azure D2pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $15.91GCP t2d-standard-2 · australia-southeast2 | $16.29AWS m6gd.large · ap-southeast-4 | $13.94Azure D2ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $30.92GCP c2d-highcpu-4 · australia-southeast2 | $31.47AWS c8g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $23.49Azure D4pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $30.47GCP t2d-standard-4 · australia-southeast2 | $32.42AWS m6g.xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $26.18Azure D4ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $60.49GCP c2d-highcpu-8 · australia-southeast2 | $43.59AWS c6g.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $45.21Azure D8pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $59.60GCP t2d-standard-8 · australia-southeast2 | $48.85AWS m6gd.2xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $50.87Azure D8ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $120GCP c2d-highcpu-16 · australia-southeast2 | $88.71AWS c6g.4xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $88.78Azure D16pls v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $118GCP t2d-standard-16 · australia-southeast2 | $70.97AWS m6gd.4xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $100Azure D16ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $234GCP t2d-standard-32 · australia-southeast2 | $134AWS m6gd.8xlarge · ap-southeast-4 | $198Azure D32ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $575GCP c4a-standard-64 · australia-southeast2 | $225AWS m6g.metal · ap-southeast-4 | $395Azure D64ps v6 · australiasoutheast |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in Victoria
- Google Cloud australia-southeast2 Melbourne, Australia
- AWS ap-southeast-4 Melbourne, Australia
- Azure australiasoutheast Victoria, Australia
The rest of au
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in Victoria?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in australia-southeast2 (Melbourne, Australia) at $60.35 a month; spot, Azure D2ps v6 in australiasoutheast (Victoria, Australia) at $13.94 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 14:25 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in Victoria?
On-demand, Azure for 5 of 11 sizes, Google Cloud for 5 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 Victoria?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 74%, AWS 77% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in Victoria?
Google Cloud australia-southeast2 (Melbourne, Australia), AWS ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne, Australia) and Azure australiasoutheast (Victoria, Australia).