Is Shanghai expensive for hotels?
No: hotels in Shanghai ask a median $80 a night, -38% against the median of 487 other towns measured in USD ($129); it ranks 371 of 488 from the priciest (latest scan 7 November 2026).
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 14:50 UTC.
Updated
How Shanghai compares with other towns
The 487 other towns measured in USD ask a median $129 a night; at $80, hotels in Shanghai rank 371 of 488 from the priciest.
| Rank | Town | Median a night | Against this town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 364 | Samsun | $81 | +1% |
| 365 | Taipei | $81 | +1% |
| 366 | Himeji | $81 | +1% |
| 367 | Belgrade | $81 | 0% |
| 368 | Konya | $81 | 0% |
| 369 | Blackpool | $81 | 0% |
| 370 | Hiroshima | $80 | 0% |
| 371 | Shanghai | $80 | 0% |
| 372 | Burgas | $80 | 0% |
| 373 | Alanya | $79 | -2% |
| 374 | Guadalajara | $79 | -2% |
| 375 | Adana | $78 | -3% |
| 376 | Medellín | $77 | -4% |
| 377 | Johannesburg | $77 | -4% |
| 378 | Sendai | $77 | -4% |
Each percentage compares a town's median with this town's; towns read in another currency are not in this comparison.
Cheapest and priciest month ahead
Across the 3 months ahead measured for hotels in Shanghai, the cheapest is January 2027 at a median $76 a night and the priciest November 2026 at $86.
| Month | Median a night | Average a night |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $86 | $115 |
| December 2026 | $82 | $104 |
| January 2027 | $76 | $97 |
Priciest and cheapest night ahead
The priciest night ahead is 23 November 2026, a median $110 a night; the cheapest is 29 November 2026, a median $70.
| Night | Date | Median a night |
|---|---|---|
| Priciest night | 23 November 2026 | $110 |
| Cheapest night | 29 November 2026 | $70 |
What was measured
Asking prices of hotels in Shanghai for one night for two adults, 84 nights measured from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; compared with 487 other towns measured in the same currency, USD.
- Only hotel asking prices are measured here: not flights, food or transport.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, never converted at an exchange rate.
- A place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is checked but left out of the median.
- Asking prices seen while searching for a stay: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →