us-west-2 (Oregon) and us-east-2 (Ohio) are the same price as us-east-1 (Virginia). At least that's true for most resources, I didn't check the full price list.
I don't know about Ohio since I don't use it, but we've had far fewer problems in us-west-2 than in us-east-1
I don't know about Ohio since I don't use it, but we've had far fewer problems in us-west-2 than in us-east-1