Market comparison
Shanghai, China vs Tianjin, China
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Shanghai — 31 facilities from 15 operators, Tianjin — 13 facilities from 8 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Shanghai, China
31
Tracked facilities · Operators: 15
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Tianjin, China
13
Tracked facilities · Operators: 8
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Shanghai | Tianjin |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 31 | 13 |
| Operators | 15 | 8 |
| Published IT capacity | 42 MW (1 of 31 sites publish) | not published |
| Operational | 30 | 13 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 0 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 16 | 2 |
| Sites with any certification | 18 | 5 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 1 | 0 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | not published | not published |
| Average Coloprice Score | 17/100 across 31 sites | 11/100 across 13 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Shanghai — 31; Tianjin — 13
- Operators: Shanghai — 15; Tianjin — 8
- Operational: Shanghai — 30; Tianjin — 13
- Under construction / announced: Shanghai — 1; Tianjin — 0
- Tier III+ certified sites: Shanghai — 16; Tianjin — 2
- Sites with any certification: Shanghai — 18; Tianjin — 5
- AI-ready sites: Shanghai — 1; Tianjin — 0
- Average Coloprice Score: Shanghai — 17/100 across 31 sites; Tianjin — 11/100 across 13 sites
Published for only one side: Published IT capacity.
Top facilities by score
Shanghai, China
- PDG SH1 Shanghai Princeton Digital Group · 42.3 MW
- Bank of Communications Pujiang Data Center, D1 Building, Floor 2 Bank of Communications
- China Telecom Zhenru Data Center, Building 3 Level 1 China Telecom
Tianjin, China
Open Shanghai data centers →Open Tianjin data centers →Colocation pricing in Shanghai →Colocation pricing in Tianjin →
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