How Much Spending Money for a Week in Morocco?
Quick answer
For a week in Morocco, plan roughly £200–350 (backpacker), £550–1,000 (mid-range), or £1,700+ (luxury) per person beyond pre-paid flights and hotels — covering food, transport, entry fees, tips and shopping. Carry a good chunk as dirham cash, since Morocco is cash-heavy.
Working out a spending-money budget for Morocco is mostly about travel style and how much you’ve pre-paid. Day-to-day costs are low, but the extras — tours, taxis, tips and souk temptation — add up, and most of it is cash.
Here are realistic per-person ranges for a week, on top of flights and accommodation booked in advance.
Weekly spending-money ranges
Backpacker (~£200–350 / week): street food and local cafés, trains and shared taxis, hostels if not pre-booked, a few paid sights. Roughly 350–550 MAD a day of spending.
Mid-range (~£550–1,000 / week): restaurant meals, a paid tour or two (a desert trip), some private transfers, souk shopping. Luxury (£1,700+ / week): fine dining, private guides and drivers throughout, desert luxury camps and generous shopping.
What to budget cash for
Plan cash for the things cards don’t cover: taxis, street food, café stops, entry fees, tips (guides, drivers, hammam, porters), souk purchases and rural areas. A common daily cash float is around 300–600 MAD, topped up from ATMs.
Big-ticket items — a multi-day private desert tour, a design riad, a special dinner — are where budgets stretch, so price those separately from daily spending.
Money tips
The dirham is a closed currency: withdraw from ATMs on arrival (choose to be charged in dirham), keep small notes for change, and don’t over-withdraw at the end since you can’t easily convert it back. Cards work for hotels and bigger restaurants.
Set a rough daily cash budget and you’ll naturally stay on track. Haggling in souks and eating where locals eat stretch your money a long way.
Key takeaways
- Per person/week spending money: ~£200–350 budget, £550–1,000 mid-range, £1,700+ luxury.
- Most daily spending is cash — keep a ~300–600 MAD/day float.
- Budget tours, riads and special dinners separately.
- Withdraw dirham on arrival; don’t over-withdraw at the end.
Frequently asked questions
How much cash should I take to Morocco for a week?
Carry enough dirham for daily needs (a float of ~300–600 MAD/day, topped up from ATMs) for taxis, food, tips and souks. Use cards for hotels and bigger restaurants.
Is a week in Morocco expensive?
It’s affordable to mid-range. Beyond pre-paid flights and hotels, plan roughly £200–350 (budget), £550–1,000 (mid-range) or £1,700+ (luxury) per person of spending money for the week.
What costs extra in Morocco?
Private multi-day tours, design riads, alcohol and imported goods, and domestic flights are the main budget-stretchers beyond cheap daily food and transport.
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