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Amazon S3 vs Google Cloud Storage pricing compared

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Current worked receipts

Google Cloud Storage: Coldline, South Carolina

Normal month$166.41

Normal-month sourced receiptGoogle Cloud Storage Coldline South Carolina, priced per GiB, normal month

Policy constraintPolicy
Minimum billable object size is not published. No object-size adjustment was applied.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Storage$37.25
How Storage was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Storage tier 9,313.226 GiB-month 0.004 $37.25
9,313.226 GiB-month after published object and capacity rules.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Internet egress$99.76
How Internet egress was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Internet egress tier 831.323 GiB 0.12 $99.76
831.323 GiB billable after the published allowance.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Class A and Class B operations$29.40
How Class A and Class B operations was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Class A operations 495 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.02 $9.90
Class B operations 1,950 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.01 $19.50
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Retrieval$0.00
No data retrieval in this scenario.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Fixed fees$0.00
Published fixed monthly fees.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot

How Storage was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Storage tier	9,313.226 GiB-month	0.004	$37.25

How Internet egress was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Internet egress tier	831.323 GiB	0.12	$99.76

How Class A and Class B operations was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Class A operations	495 blocks of 1,000 operations	0.02	$9.90
Class B operations	1,950 blocks of 1,000 operations	0.01	$19.50

Normal month total$166.41

Calculated from the provider's listed rates.

Worst-day restore$1,480.26

Worst-day sourced receiptGoogle Cloud Storage Coldline South Carolina, priced per GiB, worst-day restore

Policy constraintPolicy
Minimum billable object size is not published. No object-size adjustment was applied.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Storage$37.25
How Storage was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Storage tier 9,313.226 GiB-month 0.004 $37.25
9,313.226 GiB-month after published object and capacity rules.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Internet egress$1,217.35
How Internet egress was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Internet egress tier 10,144.548 GiB 0.12 $1,217.35
10,144.548 GiB billable after the published allowance.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Class A and Class B operations$39.40
How Class A and Class B operations was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Class A operations 495 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.02 $9.90
Class B operations 2,950 blocks of 1,000 operations 0.01 $29.50
Class A and Class B operations after published allowances.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Retrieval$186.26
How Retrieval was calculated
Component Quantity Rate Amount
Read-only retrieval 9,313.226 GiB 0.02 $186.26
Read-only retrieval; no deletion is modeled.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot
Fixed fees$0.00
Published fixed monthly fees.
- cloud.google.comchecked 2026-09-01, 11d old at the 2026-09-13 snapshot

How Storage was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Storage tier	9,313.226 GiB-month	0.004	$37.25

How Internet egress was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Internet egress tier	10,144.548 GiB	0.12	$1,217.35

How Class A and Class B operations was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Class A operations	495 blocks of 1,000 operations	0.02	$9.90
Class B operations	2,950 blocks of 1,000 operations	0.01	$29.50

How Retrieval was calculated
Component	Quantity	Rate	Amount
Read-only retrieval	9,313.226 GiB	0.02	$186.26

Worst-day total$1,480.26

Calculated from the provider's listed rates.

Price both against your own workload, including the day you restore.