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Shanghai, China

Shanghai

China Β· Ranked #166 of 406

78

Overall

🟑 Doable

Some challenges, plan ahead

πŸ’°

$160

per day

🌑️

20Β°C

avg temperature

✈️

11h

from Australia

πŸ›‚

Yes

visa (AU passport)

Daily cost is an estimate assuming two adults + one toddler, mid-range self-catering stay, one paid activity/day. Excludes flights. Full methodology

Family Scores

How we score β†’
🚼
Pram Access68
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Hospitals75
🎠
Kid Activities92
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Safety90
🍽️
Eating Out82
✈️
Flight Ease48
🏨
Family Stays80

Parent Tips

🚼Pram

Shanghai Disneyland and the modern districts like Pudong and the Bund have wide pavements, ramps, and metro lifts that make strollers easy work. The old French Concession lanes and older neighborhoods are charming but narrower and busier, so plan accordingly.

🍽️Food & Eating

Shanghai Disneyland and international hotel restaurants have kids' menus and high chairs as standard, and congee, dumplings, and noodle dishes are easy to order mild. Note that Google Maps, Google Translate, and WhatsApp don't work without a VPN, so download offline maps and a translation app like Pleco beforehand.

πŸ›‘οΈSafety

Shanghai is remarkably safe with very low street crime, and the metro system is clean, modern, and easy to use with a stroller. Mobile payment (Alipay or WeChat Pay) dominates over cash, so set one up in advance since many smaller vendors won't take foreign cards.

πŸ₯Hospitals

Shanghai United Family Hospital has English-speaking doctors and a dedicated pediatric department used to treating international families. Several other international clinics operate in the Jing'an and Pudong areas for everyday needs.

At a Glance

LanguageMandarin Chinese
CurrencyCNY
Best forall ages
Best monthsapr, may, sep, oct, nov
From UK12h flight
From US14h flight

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