Azure costs

When you use SQL Azure Backup Microsoft charges you for:

• Make backup transactionally consistent
  $0.33 per copy for a 1GB database

  Each use of CREATE AZURE COPY is charged as a full day's usage of that database.

• Data transfer
  $0.15 per GB in North America and Europe

  Copying a SQL Azure database downloads its schema and data from Azure. This means you incur outgoing data charges.

• Blob storage
  $0.14 per month per GB

  When exporting to a BACPAC file, you are charged for storing the file in blob storage.

The prices listed here are guidelines, you should see Microsoft's Azure Pricing Overview for up-to-date costs.