Do you live in or are you at least familiar with Philly? This comparison is cherry-picking a WeWork the nicest area in the city and juxtaposing it with an office space in/near one of the worst neighborhoods. Of course the prices are going to be like this.
I live 45 minutes from center city. Allegheny ave is not that bad and only about 15 minutes from the wework office. Its mostly art students from Moore and Temple in that particular block. Plus Id be proud to call that my office, its a cool space. Wework provides a service, I just personally only see value at that price in the extreme short term, something a larger economy of scale may rectify.