Factors that affect costs

Each Azure consumption (usage)-based service has one or more usage meters that define the price rate and unit of cost. Depending on the service, there will be different units of costs.

Billing is performed monthly for each subscription based on resource consumption that's collected from individual meters for that subscription. This means that every month, you may receive a different invoice based on a different set of costs incurred; maybe you consumed more on one resources meter, less on another, and created new resources that created costs against another meter.

The following are primary factors that can affect costs:

• Purchasing model: The costs for resources may differ, depending on your purchase model. You can either purchase your Azure directly from Microsoft or through a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP): https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options.
• Resource type: The costs are specific to your resources; each resource has...