Cheapest cloud VM in eu-west (Western Europe)
eu-west (Western Europe) covers Ireland, the United Kingdom, Paris, Belgium, the Netherlands: 13 regions on Google Cloud, AWS and Azure. The cheapest 2 vCPU · 8 GB VM on-demand is Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in europe-west1 (St. Ghislain, Belgium) at $54.81 a month; on spot, Google Cloud c4a-standard-2 in europe-west4 at $10.92. On-demand, Google Cloud is the cheapest for 10 of the 11 sizes below.
Prices checked 25 October 2026, 13:53 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 | $26.66GCP n4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west4 | $27.52AWS c6g.medium · eu-west-1 | $31.13Azure A1 v2 · northeurope |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $51.56GCP n4a-highcpu-2 · europe-west4 | $54.17AWS c6g.large · eu-west-1 | $51.86Azure D2pls v6 · northeurope |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $54.81GCP e2-standard-2 · europe-west1 | $63.66AWS m6g.large · eu-west-1 | $58.43Azure D2ps v6 · northeurope |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $101GCP n4a-highcpu-4 · europe-west4 | $107AWS c6g.xlarge · eu-west-1 | $103Azure D4pls v6 · northeurope |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $109GCP e2-standard-4 · europe-west1 | $126AWS m6g.xlarge · eu-west-1 | $116Azure D4ps v6 · northeurope |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $201GCP n4a-highcpu-8 · europe-west4 | $214AWS c6g.2xlarge · eu-west-1 | $204Azure D8pls v6 · northeurope |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $216GCP e2-standard-8 · europe-west1 | $252AWS m6g.2xlarge · eu-west-1 | $230Azure D8ps v6 · northeurope |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $400GCP n4a-highcpu-16 · europe-west4 | $427AWS c6g.4xlarge · eu-west-1 | $406Azure D16pls v6 · northeurope |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $431GCP e2-standard-16 · europe-west1 | $503AWS m6g.4xlarge · eu-west-1 | $459Azure D16ps v6 · northeurope |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $862GCP e2-standard-32 · europe-west1 | $1,005AWS m6g.8xlarge · eu-west-1 | $917Azure D32ps v6 · northeurope |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $1,890GCP n4a-standard-64 · europe-west4 | $2,010AWS m6g.metal · eu-west-1 | $1,833Azure D64ps v6 · northeurope |
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 | $5.63GCP c4a-highcpu-1 · europe-west4 | $6.99AWS c8g.medium · eu-west-2 | $6.11Azure A1 v2 · uksouth |
| 2 vCPU · 4 GB | $9.42GCP c2d-highcpu-2 · europe-west1 | $19.62AWS c7g.large · eu-west-2 | $10.74Azure D2pls v5 · uksouth |
| 2 vCPU · 8 GB | $10.92GCP c4a-standard-2 · europe-west4 | $16.99AWS m7i-flex.large · eu-west-2 | $11.67Azure D2ps v5 · uksouth |
| 4 vCPU · 8 GB | $17.22GCP c4a-highcpu-4 · europe-west4 | $23.27AWS c7i-flex.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $20.21Azure D4pls v5 · uksouth |
| 4 vCPU · 16 GB | $20.08GCP c4a-standard-4 · europe-west4 | $23.27AWS m8gd.xlarge · eu-west-2 | $22.07Azure D4ps v5 · uksouth |
| 8 vCPU · 16 GB | $32.66GCP c4a-highcpu-8 · europe-west4 | $32.76AWS c6gd.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $38.98Azure D8pls v5 · uksouth |
| 8 vCPU · 32 GB | $38.39GCP c4a-standard-8 · europe-west4 | $59.04AWS m8gd.2xlarge · eu-west-2 | $42.71Azure D8ps v5 · uksouth |
| 16 vCPU · 32 GB | $63.56GCP c4a-highcpu-16 · europe-west4 | $61.08AWS c7i-flex.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $76.63Azure D16pls v5 · uksouth |
| 16 vCPU · 64 GB | $75.00GCP c4a-standard-16 · europe-west4 | $73.64AWS m7i-flex.4xlarge · eu-west-2 | $84.09Azure D16ps v5 · uksouth |
| 32 vCPU · 128 GB | $148GCP c4a-standard-32 · europe-west4 | $165AWS m7gd.8xlarge · eu-west-2 | $167Azure D32ps v5 · uksouth |
| 64 vCPU · 256 GB | $295GCP c4a-standard-64 · europe-west4 | $237AWS m5a.16xlarge · eu-west-3 | $351Azure D64ps v6 · uksouth |
Every size and zone in the matrix
Regions in eu-west (Western Europe)
- AWS eu-west-1 Ireland
- Azure northeurope Ireland
- Google Cloud europe-west2 London, United Kingdom
- AWS eu-west-2 London, United Kingdom
- Azure uksouth London, United Kingdom
- Azure ukwest Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Google Cloud europe-west9 Paris, France
- AWS eu-west-3 Paris, France
- Azure francecentral Paris, France
- Google Cloud europe-west4 Eemshaven, Netherlands
- Azure westeurope Netherlands
- Azure belgiumcentral Brussels, Belgium
- Google Cloud europe-west1 St. Ghislain, Belgium
Places in eu-west
Other zones in Europe
Questions
What is the cheapest cloud VM in eu-west (Western Europe)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB with dedicated vCPUs: on-demand, Google Cloud e2-standard-2 in europe-west1 (St. Ghislain, Belgium) at $54.81 a month; spot, Google Cloud c4a-standard-2 in europe-west4 (Eemshaven, Netherlands) at $10.92 a month. Prices include a 10 GB boot disk and were checked 25 October 2026, 13:53 UTC.
Which cloud is cheapest in eu-west (Western Europe)?
On-demand, Google Cloud for 10 of 11 sizes and Azure 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 eu-west (Western Europe)?
For 2 vCPU · 8 GB, the cheapest spot price against the cheapest on-demand price: Google Cloud 80%, AWS 73% and Azure 80% less. Spot VMs can be stopped by the provider at any time.
Which cloud regions are in eu-west (Western Europe)?
AWS eu-west-1 (Ireland), Azure northeurope (Ireland), Google Cloud europe-west2 (London, United Kingdom), AWS eu-west-2 (London, United Kingdom), Azure uksouth (London, United Kingdom), Azure ukwest (Cardiff, United Kingdom), Google Cloud europe-west9 (Paris, France), AWS eu-west-3 (Paris, France), Azure francecentral (Paris, France), Google Cloud europe-west4 (Eemshaven, Netherlands), Azure westeurope (Netherlands), Azure belgiumcentral (Brussels, Belgium) and Google Cloud europe-west1 (St. Ghislain, Belgium).