How much does a trip to Marrakech cost: detailed 2026 budget

In short

• A meal: 10 to 40 MAD in the street, 40 to 90 MAD on Jemaa el-Fna, 80 to 150 MAD in a neighborhood restaurant, 250 to 500 MAD at a fine address.
• A taxi in town: 20 to 40 MAD. Airport: 100 to 150 MAD.
• Entry fees: 50 to 170 MAD per monument, 330 MAD for the full Majorelle pass.
• A hammam: 30 MAD at the neighborhood hammam, 500 MAD in a hammam house, 1,300 MAD in a palace.
• Excluding accommodation: allow 400 to 600 MAD per day per person travelling simply, 1,000 to 1,500 MAD treating yourself.

Marrakech remains affordable for those who stay, eat and move like a local, and can become as expensive as Paris for those who chain palaces and starred tables. Here are the prices seen in 2026, in dirhams, with the euro equivalent (10.8 MAD for 1 €). Then three sample budgets to place yourself.

Eating

• Fresh orange juice on Jemaa el-Fna: 10 MAD.
• Mint tea on a terrace: 15 to 30 MAD.
• Breakfast in a Guéliz café, msemen, eggs, coffee: 40 to 70 MAD.
• Sandwich, bowl of harira, skewers in the street: 10 to 40 MAD.
• Tagine or couscous in a neighborhood restaurant in the Medina: 40 to 80 MAD.
• Dinner at a stall on Jemaa el-Fna: 40 to 90 MAD per person.
• Set menu on a rooftop with a view: 150 to 300 MAD.
• Dinner at a fine address in Guéliz or Hivernage, with wine: 350 to 600 MAD per person.
• Bottle of Moroccan wine in a restaurant: 250 to 450 MAD. Alcohol is served only in licensed venues, never on the Medina stalls.
• Groceries for a villa: Carrefour and Marjane supermarkets are 20 to 30% cheaper than France on fruit, vegetables, bread and meat, same price on imported goods.

Getting around

• Petit taxi in town: 20 to 40 MAD, 50% more after 8 pm.
• Airport taxi: 100 to 150 MAD by day, up to 240 MAD at night.
• Airport bus 19: 30 MAD.
• Private driver by the day: 900 to 1,500 MAD per vehicle.
• Horse carriage: 150 to 250 MAD an hour.
• Rental car: 300 to 500 MAD a day, plus 50 to 100 MAD guarded parking.

Details in our guide to getting to and around Marrakech.

Sightseeing

• Majorelle Garden: 170 MAD, 330 MAD with both museums.
• Bahia Palace: 100 MAD. Saadian Tombs: 100 MAD. Ben Youssef Madrasa: 50 MAD. Jardin Secret: 100 MAD. Dar El Bacha: 60 MAD. Mouassine Museum: 40 MAD.
• Official guide half day: 400 to 600 MAD for the group.
• Monuments budget for a full day of visits: about 500 MAD per person.

Details in what to do in Marrakech.

Wellness

• Neighborhood hammam: 10 to 30 MAD, scrub 50 MAD extra.
• Hammam house in the Medina, full ritual: 400 to 900 MAD.
• Palace spa: 1,300 to 2,200 MAD per ritual.
• One-hour massage at home in your villa: 400 to 700 MAD.
• 18-hole golf: 750 to 1,190 MAD.

Details in our hammam guide.

Leaving town

• Ourika in a group: from 150 MAD. Essaouira: from 172 MAD. Ouzoud: from 229 MAD. Aït Ben Haddou: from 250 MAD.
• Agafay evening: 35 to 95 € (380 to 1,030 MAD).
• Quad one hour: 35 to 45 € (380 to 490 MAD).
• Hot-air balloon: 185 to 250 € (2,000 to 2,700 MAD).

Details in our day trips guide.

Shopping

Prices are negotiated in the souks, not in the fixed-price shops of Guéliz nor at the Ensemble Artisanal (avenue Mohammed V), useful to learn reference prices before haggling. Orders of magnitude after negotiation: leather babouches 100 to 200 MAD, woven basket 50 to 150 MAD, metal lantern 150 to 400 MAD, 2 m² Berber rug 1,500 to 4,000 MAD, culinary argan oil 150 to 250 MAD per half litre at a cooperative.

Tipping

Expected but never imposed: 5 to 10% in restaurants, 10 to 20 MAD to a porter, 20 MAD to a car-park attendant, 50 to 100 MAD a day to villa staff, 100 to 200 MAD to a day driver, 100 MAD to a half-day guide.

Staying with us

Our 2026 catalogue prices, per night, outside peak seasons:

• Apartment 1 to 3 bedrooms in Guéliz, Hivernage or Agdal: 600 to 2,500 MAD.
• Whole riad 3 to 6 bedrooms in the Medina: 2,500 to 5,000 MAD, breakfast included.
• Villa 4 to 8 bedrooms with pool and staff: 8,000 to 16,000 MAD, daily cleaning and breakfast often included.

Add end-of-stay cleaning fees (350 to 2,500 MAD depending on the property) and, where applicable, the tourist tax stated on the quote. Details are on every listing on the rentals page.

Three sample budgets

Couple's weekend, 3 nights in a riad

Small whole riad 3 × 2,800 MAD = 8,400 MAD. Meals 3 days × 2 × 250 MAD = 1,500 MAD. Entries and hammam 1,200 MAD. Taxis and transfers 700 MAD. Total about 11,800 MAD, or 1,100 € for two, excluding flights.

Family of 4, a week in an Hivernage apartment

3-bedroom apartment 7 × 2,000 MAD = 14,000 MAD. Groceries and restaurants 7 × 800 MAD = 5,600 MAD. Visits, Oasiria, Agafay 3,500 MAD. Transfers and one day with driver 1,800 MAD. Total about 24,900 MAD, or 2,300 €, excluding flights.

Ten friends, a week in a Palmeraie villa

5-bedroom villa 7 × 10,000 MAD = 70,000 MAD, cleaning included, i.e. 1,000 MAD per person per night. Private chef 4 evenings 4,800 MAD, groceries 6,000 MAD. Agafay evening, quad, hammam 10 × 1,200 MAD = 12,000 MAD. Minibus transfers and one Essaouira day 4,000 MAD. Total about 96,800 MAD, or 9,000 €, or 900 € per person, excluding flights. Cheaper than a 4-star hotel on half board.