Cheapest GCP Region
The lowest general-purpose list price in this snapshot is $0.0971/hr for n2-standard-2, in US Central (Iowa) (us-central1), US East (South Carolina) (us-east1) and 1 more. Observed 2026-10-10. Compare other workloads and your requirements below.
22 regions · sorted by price
Cheapest regionfor general purpose onn2-standard-2
US Central (Iowa)
Council Bluffs, United States·us-central1·3 availability zones
- $42/mo less(37%) than São Paulo, the dearest
- 90 region heuristic
Based in North America, 3 AZs, SOC2 and PCI-DSS coverage.
Every region on one price scale
The dearest region costs 59% more than the cheapest. Select a dot to find it in the table.
Instances: GCP n2-standard-2. On-demand Linux list price per hour.
22 regions ranked
| Region | Pin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GCPUS Central (Iowa) us-central1|n2-standard-2 | $0.0971 | $71 | |
| 2 | GCPUS East (South Carolina) us-east1|n2-standard-2 | $0.0971 | $71 | |
| 3 | GCPUS West (Oregon) us-west1|n2-standard-2 | $0.0971 | $71 | |
| 4 | GCPTel Aviv me-west1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1068 | $78 | |
| 5 | GCPBelgium europe-west1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1068 | $78 | |
| 6 | GCPMontréal northamerica-northeast1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1069 | $78 | |
| 7 | GCPToronto northamerica-northeast2|n2-standard-2 | $0.1069 | $78 | |
| 8 | GCPNetherlands europe-west4|n2-standard-2 | $0.1069 | $78 | |
| 9 | GCPFinland europe-north1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1069 | $78 | |
| 10 | GCPUS East (N. Virginia) us-east4|n2-standard-2 | $0.1094 | $80 | |
| 11 | GCPTaiwan asia-east1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1125 | $82 | |
| 12 | GCPMumbai asia-south1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1166 | $85 | |
| 13 | GCPUS West (Los Angeles) us-west2|n2-standard-2 | $0.1167 | $85 | |
| 14 | GCPSingapore asia-southeast1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1198 | $87 | |
| 15 | GCPTokyo asia-northeast1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1246 | $91 | |
| 16 | GCPLondon europe-west2|n2-standard-2 | $0.1251 | $91 | |
| 17 | GCPFrankfurt europe-west3|n2-standard-2 | $0.1251 | $91 | |
| 18 | GCPZürich europe-west6|n2-standard-2 | $0.1272 | $93 | |
| 19 | GCPJakarta asia-southeast2|n2-standard-2 | $0.1306 | $95 | |
| 20 | GCPHong Kong asia-east2|n2-standard-2 | $0.1359 | $99 | |
| 21 | GCPSydney australia-southeast1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1378 | $101 | |
| 22 | GCPSão Paulo southamerica-east1|n2-standard-2 | $0.1542 | $113 |
Understanding GCP region prices
For n2-standard-2, this snapshot covers 22 priced regions at $0.0971–$0.1542/hr, observed 2026-10-10. Coverage is a curated set of regions and machine types; a missing region or price does not mean the provider cannot supply it.
Lowest general-purpose list price
$0.0971/hr in US Central (Iowa) (us-central1), US East (South Carolina) (us-east1) and 1 more.
The calculator above also ranks compute, memory and other shapes. Check the named SKU, required services, availability zones and your users' latency before choosing a region. Equal CPU and RAM do not guarantee equal performance.
Discounts and the final bill
The comparison starts with on-demand Linux list prices. Commitments and spot capacity have their own eligibility and operational trade-offs. The discount slider is your assumed service discount; internet egress stays at list price. Support, taxes and other services can change the final bill.
Eligible N2 and C2 usage can receive up to 20% sustained use discount for a full billing month; eligibility depends on the machine series and billing account. N1 has a different maximum. E2 and C4A are not eligible. Read the sustained use rules.
Carbon is a separate consideration
Among the covered regions, the lowest recorded grid-intensity estimates are:
- Montréal (northamerica-northeast1): 11.4 gCO2eq/kWh.
- Zürich (europe-west6): 21.2 gCO2eq/kWh.
- Finland (europe-north1): 29.8 gCO2eq/kWh.
Observed 2026-10-08. These are dated grid estimates from Google and Cloud Carbon Footprint, with differing source years; they do not measure this workload's emissions or a data centre's electricity supply. Sources and limitations.