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October 19, 2026 | by Michael Monday
For a team of two to ten in Shanghai, a private office inside a coworking or serviced building is the cheapest way to get a door, a meeting room and an address without a lease. Published asking prices in Shanghai run from CN¥750 per desk per month at the low end to CN¥2,800 in the upper quarter, with a median of CN¥2,000. The 6 centres below are spread across the price range and the districts, not just the cheapest or the newest; each has a published price and photos on SquareFoot.
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| Centre | District | Operator | From, per desk / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/F, ONE Lujiazui, 68 Yincheng Road | Pudong | Direct | CN¥400 |
| No.333 Jizhan East Road, New Yiteng Headquarters Base,4F&5F, Building 1,Minhang District – Regus | Minhang District | Regus | CN¥750 |
| Reeb Building – IWG (Regus) | Minhang | Regus | CN¥980 |
| 19/F, Building B SOHO Zhongshan Plaza, 1065 West Zhongshan Road | Changning District | Direct | CN¥2,000 |
| Fuxing Zhong Lu – Wework | Shanghai | WeWork | CN¥2,500 |
| China Merchants Plaza – Wework | Jing’an District | WeWork | CN¥2,800 |
Every centre above has a published asking price and photos, and no operator appears more than twice. They are picked across the published price range, so the list shows what Shanghai actually costs at the low end, the middle and the top, rather than one operator’s portfolio. The full list of 211 Shanghai spaces is sorted by price with the district on every card.
A door that locks and a desk count that matches the team today, not next year: most operators let you move up a size on the same agreement. Meeting-room hours included rather than billed. A term of six months or less for a first office. And a district the team can reach: Shanghai’s centres cluster in Jing’an District, Huangpu District, Changning District, Pudong.
SquareFoot is an office brokerage and marketplace: shortlist any centre above, request a tour, and a SquareFoot specialist confirms availability and the exact price with the operator. Free for tenants.
Counts and prices are from SquareFoot’s live listings for Shanghai as of October 2026: 211 listings, 93 with a published asking price, collected from the operators’ and landlords’ own pages. Prices are per desk per month for serviced and flexible space unless stated. Written by SquareFoot; reviewed October 2026.
Published prices for a private office or dedicated desk in Shanghai run from CN¥750 to CN¥2,800 per desk per month, median CN¥2,000, as of October 2026. A four-person office at the median is about CN¥8,000 a month.
22/F, ONE Lujiazui, 68 Yincheng Road in Pudong at CN¥400 per desk per month. The most expensive on the list is China Merchants Plaza – Wework at CN¥2,800.
For a team under ten, almost always: the coworking price includes furniture, internet, utilities, cleaning and reception, and the term is months rather than years. A lease only wins once a team is large enough that the per-desk price of a suite falls below the all-in cost of a floor.
Related: WeWork alternatives in Shanghai · How much office space costs in Shanghai · Short-term office space in Shanghai · Office space for 10 to 20 people in Shanghai · Every Shanghai listing with prices · Jing’an District offices · Huangpu District offices · Changning District offices
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