Where to live in Shanghai ?

This is the first question most Indians have when moving to Shanghai. They want to know which is a good place to stay, where more Indians live and so on.

First thing to clarify is - There are two areas in Shanghai, Puxi and Pudong. They are quite far away, so if you want to decide on a place to live - first you need to decide where you will be working , your office - is it located in Puxi or Pudong ? Accordingly you need to choose. It is possible, ofcourse, you live in Puxi and work in Pudong, not that it can not be done. But it is a really long commute, with the traffic in peak hours it is really a waste of time.

Second thing - your child'(ren)s school. Do you want to be right next door to the childrens' school, so they don't need to commute a long way, or you want a middle road and stay in a place where both the Father/Mother and kids have a little commute, but live in a place where there are more Indians ?

Where do Indians live ? Which compounds ?

Well, in Puxi, there is a compound called Yanlord Riverside Garden.
Address : 388 Furong Jiang Road, cross road of Tianshan road.Changning district.

There is another compound right across the road to this, which is Oasis Riviera, Address: 883 Shui Cheng road, Changning District.

These two compounds have quite a number of Indians.Both compounds have good facilities like clubhouse, childrens play area, a small super market inside the compound, and are at a reasonable distance from most International schools. There are also wet markets ( to buy vegetables) and other shops within walking distance.
Rents vary, with the size of houses - there will be two/ three/ four bedroom apartments and rents vary from 18000 to 25000, RMB for the smaller ones, to even 50 K rmb for the duplex type flats. Remember to negotiate hard with the agent.

In Pudong :

Shimao Riviera Garden - Address : 1 Weifang w road, Pudong.
Yanlord Gardens - Address : 99 Puming Road, Pudong.

These compounds are also where Indians live, and are have similar amenities and rents as mentioned above.

Other than this, In Minhang area, near all the International schools, there are few Indians in the villas, or other apartment complexes - the advantage being that they are very near to the school and have more green space around.