Which Is The Best AWS Region For Your Location? Based on Cost & Latency

There are many factors to consider when choosing an AWS region: latency to end-users, cost, data residency laws, inter-region latency, etc. Which makes it hard to unequivocally say which AWS region best for each unique scenario.

To give you a head start, here is a list of major countries/cities in alphabetical order, with an AWS region(s) that’s optimal, based on cost and latency.

The data for these regions is taken from another article: Which AWS Region Is Cheapest? A Costing Report, and locations have been assessed using methods described in: How To Find Which AWS Region Is Closest To You?.

Best AWS Region For Australia?

There closest geographic AWS Region to Australia is the Sydney Region (ap-southeast-1). However, as Sydney is one of the more expensive AWS Regions, for those willing to tolerate some added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Oregon (us-west-2) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Brazil?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Brazil is Sao Paolo (sa-east-1), the only current South American region. However, as Sao Paulo is typically the most expensive AWS region, for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, North Virginia (us-east-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Bahrain?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Bahrain is Bahrain (me-south-1), the only current middle eastern region. However, as Bahrain is a more expensive AWS region, for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Beijing?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Beijing is Beijing, which is one of the two AWS regions in China, the other being Ningxia.

Best AWS Region For Belgium?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Belgium is Frankfurt (eu-central-1). Frankfurt can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Canada?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Canada is Canada (ca-central-1). However, as the Canada AWS Region is located in Montreal, Ohio (us-east-2), or Oregon (us-west-2) could experience lower end-user latency and a slight reduction in service costs.

Best AWS Region For China?

There are currently two AWS Region’s in China: Beijing and Ningxia.

Best AWS Region For Dublin?

The closest geographic AWS Region for Dublin is Ireland (eu-west-2) which is located within Dublin. Dublin for most AWS services is one of the cheapest AWS Regions, so it’s also a good monetary choice.

Best AWS Region For Dubai?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Dubai is Bahrain (me-south-1), the only current middle eastern region. However, as Bahrain is a more expensive AWS region, for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Europe?

There are many AWS Regions in Europe, including Frankfurt, London, Paris, Ireland, Milan and Stockholm. The European AWS Regions are some of the cheapest AWS Regions, but Ireland (eu-west-1) is the cheapest in Europe.

Best AWS Region For Frankfurt?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Frankfurt is Frankfurt (eu-central-1). Frankfurt can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Germany?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Germany is Frankfurt (eu-central-1). Frankfurt can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Greece?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Germany is Milan (eu-south-1). Milan can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Hong Kong?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Hong Kong is Ningxia. However, Beijing is a similar distance geographically.

Best AWS Region For Hyderabad?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Hyderabad is Mumbai (ap-south-1). Mumbai can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Oregon (us-west-2) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For India?

The closest geographic AWS Region to India is Mumbai (ap-south-1). Mumbai can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Oregon (us-west-2) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Israel?

AWS has announced a Tel Aviv AWS Region. But the closest current geographic AWS Region to Israel is Bahrain (me-south-1), or Milan (eu-south-1), both regions are similar in cost, but for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Japan?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Hyderabad is Tokyo (ap-northeast-1) or Osaka (ap-northeast-3). Both Tokyo and Osaka can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Oregon (us-west-2) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Korea?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Korea is Seoul (ap-northeast-2). Seoul is one of the most expensive AWS regions, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Oregon (us-west-2) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For London?

The closest geographic AWS Region to London is London (eu-west-2). London is also one of the cheaper AWS regions, so is also a good monetary choice.

Best AWS Region For New York?

The closest geographic AWS Region to New York is North Virginia (us-east-1). North Virginia is one of the cheapest AWS Regions, and also often receives most AWS service updates first.

Best AWS Region For Oregon?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Oregon is Oregon (us-west-2). Oregon is one of the cheapest AWS Regions, so is also a good monetary choice.

Best AWS Region For South Africa?

The closest geographic AWS Region to South Africa is Cape Town (af-south-1). Cape Town is one of the more expensive AWS regions, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Turkey?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Turkey is Milan (eu-south-1). Milan can be more expensive for some AWS services, so for those willing to tolerate added latency, as a trade-off for cost, Ireland (eu-west-1) is a good second choice.

Best AWS Region For Texas?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Texas is Ohio (us-east-2). Ohio is one of the cheapest AWS Regions, so is a good monetary choice.

Best AWS Region For Virginia?

The closest geographic AWS Region to Virginia is Borth Virginia (us-east-1). North Virginia is one of the cheapest AWS Regions, and also often receives most AWS service updates first.

Choose Your AWS Region!

Hopefully, this helped give you a head start when it comes to choosing your AWS Region, but remember to consider all factors when choosing an AWS Region, not just cost and latency. If you want to read more about choosing an AWS Region, be sure to check out: Which AWS Region Is Cheapest? A Costing Report, and: How To Find Which AWS Region Is Closest To You?

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