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The following table shows the characteristics for Amazon CloudFront we have identified for this web application hosting architecture.
| Characteristic | Metric | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Traffic Distribution |
50% US 25% EU 10% HK 15% JP |
Distribution of traffic across regions |
|
Request Type |
HTTP |
Type of requests that customers make to the cached locations |
|
Data Transfer Out |
30.0 GB/month |
1.0 MB x 30.5 days x 1,000 hits/day |
The following image shows the cost breakdown for Amazon CloudFront in the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator.

The total monthly cost is the sum of the data transfer out plus the requests costs for each of the regions.
| Variable | Formula | Calculation |
|---|---|---|
|
Data Transfer Out for US |
Monthly Volume (GB) Traffic Distribution (%) x Data Out Rate -------------------------- |
30.00 0.50 x 0.12 ------ $1.80 |
|
Data Transfer Out for EU |
Monthly Volume (GB) Traffic Distribution (%) x Data Out Rate -------------------------- |
30.00 0.25 x 0.12 ------ $0.90 |
|
Data Transfer Out for HK/Singapore |
Monthly Volume (GB) Traffic Distribution (%) x Data Out Rate -------------------------- |
30.00 0.10 x 0.19 ------ $0.57 |
|
Data Transfer Out for JP |
Monthly Volume (GB) Traffic Distribution (%) x Data Out Rate -------------------------- |
30.00 0.15 x 0.201 ------- $0.90 |
|
Requests for US |
Request Rate Traffic Distribution (%) x (Monthly Volume/Object Size (per 10,000 requests)) ---------------------------------------------------- |
$0.0075 0.50 x (30.00GB/50KB/10K) -------------------- $0.24 |
|
Requests for EU |
Request Rate Traffic Distribution (%) x (Monthly Volume/Object Size (per 10,000 requests)) ---------------------------------------------------- |
$0.009 0.25 x (30.00GB/50KB/10K) -------------------- $0.15 |
|
Requests for HK/Singapore |
Request Rate Traffic Distribution (%) x (Monthly Volume/Object Size (per 10,000 requests)) ---------------------------------------------------- |
$0.0075 0.10 x (30.00GB/50KB/10K) -------------------- $0.05 |
|
Requests for JP |
Request Rate Traffic Distribution (%) x (Monthly Volume/Object Size (per 10,000 requests)) ---------------------------------------------------- |
$0.0095 0.15 x (30.00GB/50KB/10K) -------------------- $0.09 |
We use the AWS Simple Monthly calculator to estimate this. With the calculator, the total cost for Amazon CloudFront is $4.70.