Which district in Shanghai is cheapest to stay in?
In Shanghai, the cheapest district to stay in is Pudong Int'l Airport and New District, at a median asking price of $40 a night, and the priciest is The Bund and North Bund at $108 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 9 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 14:50 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Shanghai, The Bund and North Bund asks a median $108 a night, +170% against $40 in Pudong Int'l Airport and New District, the cheapest of 9 districts compared on the same 84 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pudong Int'l Airport and New District | $40 | $33–$64 | 84 | 26 | 9.0 (26) | 48% of 25 |
| Shanghai Int’l Tourism Resort and Disney Land | $52 | $39–$67 | 84 | 33 | 9.3 (33) | 78% of 32 |
| Jing'an and SHA Railway Station | $68 | $50–$110 | 84 | 33 | 9.1 (33) | 64% of 33 |
| Hongqiao Airport and National Convention Center | $77 | $58–$89 | 84 | 16 | 9.3 (16) | 81% of 16 |
| Lujiazui and New Int'l Expo Center Pudong | $85 | $65–$121 | 84 | 56 | 9.3 (56) | 84% of 56 |
| People Square and South Bund Huangpu | $86 | $63–$120 | 84 | 52 | 9.1 (52) | 49% of 51 |
| Xuhui and Minhang | $97 | $70–$146 | 84 | 12 | 9.4 (12) | 100% of 12 |
| Xintiandi and Huaihai Rd | $107 | $74–$136 | 84 | 21 | 9.0 (21) | 81% of 21 |
| The Bund and North Bund | $108 | $78–$141 | 84 | 48 | 9.2 (47) | 66% of 47 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 84 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Shanghai whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Pudong Int'l Airport and New District: a median $40 a night, score 9.0 across 26 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pudong Int'l Airport and New District | $40 | 9.0 | 26 |
| Shanghai Int’l Tourism Resort and Disney Land | $52 | 9.3 | 33 |
| Jing'an and SHA Railway Station | $68 | 9.1 | 33 |
| Hongqiao Airport and National Convention Center | $77 | 9.3 | 16 |
| Lujiazui and New Int'l Expo Center Pudong | $85 | 9.3 | 56 |
| People Square and South Bund Huangpu | $86 | 9.1 | 52 |
| Xuhui and Minhang | $97 | 9.4 | 12 |
| Xintiandi and Huaihai Rd | $107 | 9.0 | 21 |
| The Bund and North Bund | $108 | 9.2 | 47 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Shanghai is in People Square and South Bund Huangpu: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $97 against $85 Monday to Thursday (+14%), over 24 and 48 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Square and South Bund Huangpu | $97 | $85 | +14% | 24 / 48 |
| The Bund and North Bund | $111 | $106 | +5% | 24 / 48 |
| Xintiandi and Huaihai Rd | $111 | $107 | +4% | 24 / 48 |
| Shanghai Int’l Tourism Resort and Disney Land | $53 | $52 | +1% | 24 / 48 |
| Pudong Int'l Airport and New District | $40 | $40 | 0% | 24 / 48 |
| Jing'an and SHA Railway Station | $69 | $69 | -1% | 24 / 48 |
| Hongqiao Airport and National Convention Center | $77 | $80 | -4% | 24 / 48 |
| Lujiazui and New Int'l Expo Center Pudong | $83 | $87 | -5% | 24 / 48 |
| Xuhui and Minhang | $93 | $100 | -7% | 24 / 48 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 84 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Shanghai: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 319 of the 319 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: 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 →