All countries are more expensive than the US, but many US regions are the same (cheapest) price. (eg Ohio, Oregon). us-east-1 is more a legacy of it being the

All countries are more expensive than the US, but many US regions are the same (cheapest) price. (eg Ohio, Oregon). us-east-1 is more a legacy of it being the first region so by virtue of being the default region for the longest time most customers built on it.