Here are some results of my first day running a full Bitcoin node on
/ULvXbd]DigitalOcean.com. Unfortunately, it is not possible to run a full node on the $20/mo instance, you need the $40/mo 60Gb VM Debian image.
If you use Debian, Why not try linode? They sit on SoftLayer network and latencies are good. They also have advantage for $40 you get
4 GB RAM
4 CPU Cores
96 GB SSD Storage
4 TB Transfer
40 Gbit Network In
500 Mbit Network Out
You also can check hetzner.de they also have good plans.
cheers.