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What 14 days in Morocco actually costs — accommodation, food, transport, tours and shopping — at three different travel styles, with real MAD and USD figures.
Amelia Hart· Itineraries & Trip Planning Editor
British writer who has built and road-tested Morocco itineraries for everyone from honeymooners to families. She covers multi-day routes, costs, the best time to visit and how to plan a first trip. Casablanca · 9+ years covering Morocco
Published 25 March 2025 Last updated 6 March 2026
Two weeks in Morocco typically costs between $1,300 and $5,500 per person — a wide range that mostly comes down to accommodation choices and how much you buy in the souks. Everything else is surprisingly affordable compared to Western Europe or North America.
The dirham (MAD) runs at roughly 10 to the US dollar and 12.5 to the pound sterling at the time of writing, making Morocco one of the better-value destinations for visitors from the UK, US, Canada or Australia. Street food is cheap, public transport is cheap, and even a decent mid-range riad costs less than a budget hotel in Paris. Where tourists overspend is almost always in the souks — the rugs, the leather, the lanterns — and in activity upgrades they book on arrival.
Below is a line-item breakdown across three travel styles: budget backpacker, mid-range independent, and private guided tour. Use it to build your own realistic envelope before you leave home.
Budget backpacker
$950–$1,300
9,500–13,000 MAD
Hostel, street food, buses, self-guided
Mid-range independent
$1,800–$2,700
18,000–27,000 MAD
Mid riad, sit-down meals, day tours
Private guided tour
$3,000–$5,500
30,000–55,000 MAD
Boutique riads, private car + guide, curated activities
Excludes international flights. Figures indicative for 2025–2026.
Each row shows budget, mid-range and private-tour spend with a contextual note. All prices are indicative.
250–350 MAD / night (hostel dorm or basic guesthouse)
600–1,100 MAD / night (mid-range riad)
1,200–2,500+ MAD / night (boutique riad)
150–250 MAD / day (street food, local restaurants)
300–500 MAD / day (sit-down meals, café breakfasts)
700–1,200 MAD / day (riad dining, wine with dinner)
60–120 MAD / leg (CTM/Supratours buses, trains)
250–400 MAD / leg (shared taxi, 1st-class train)
Included in private tour package
100–250 MAD / day (self-guided medina walking, hammam)
500–1,200 MAD / day (day trips, cooking class, camel ride)
Bundled — private guided experiences included
500–1,000 MAD total (spices, babouches)
1,500–3,500 MAD total (rug, ceramics, leather)
4,000–10,000+ MAD (quality rug, jewellery, artisan pieces)
200 MAD total (SIM card, entrance fees at major sites)
600–900 MAD total (travel insurance share, tips, minor fees)
1,000–1,500 MAD (tips, upgrades, emergencies)
A hostel dorm in Marrakech runs 200–320 MAD a night; a mid-range riad with a courtyard and breakfast is 600–1,100 MAD for a double room. A genuine boutique riad — think hand-painted ceilings, plunge pool, candlelit dinners — starts at 1,200 MAD and climbs steeply from there. Splitting a double room roughly halves this cost, so solo travellers face the steepest disadvantage. Most riads include breakfast, which offsets the cost somewhat.
A harira soup and msemen flatbread from a market stall costs 15–25 MAD. A tagine at a local restaurant in a small medina side street runs 60–100 MAD. Tourist-facing restaurants on Marrakech’s Jemaa el-Fna square charge three to four times that and often aim squarely at walk-in tourists. Learn to navigate one block off the main squares and your food costs drop dramatically. Alcohol is sold at licensed restaurants and a few hotel bars; expect to pay 60–100 MAD per beer or glass of wine.
CTM and Supratours operate reliable long-distance buses; Marrakech to Essaouira is around 100 MAD and takes three hours. ONCF trains connect Casablanca, Rabat, Fes and Tangier efficiently — a 1st-class seat from Casablanca to Fes costs around 200–250 MAD. Taxis between cities (grand taxis) fill up with six passengers before departing, so the price is low but the timing is unpredictable. A private vehicle with a driver is faster, more flexible, and considerably more comfortable — it changes the trip from a logistics puzzle to an experience.
The Sahara overnight is the highlight of most 2-week itineraries and also the biggest single-activity cost. A shared group tour from Marrakech to Merzouga and back (3 days / 2 nights) runs around 1,200–1,800 MAD per person. A private version covering the same ground costs 3,500–6,000 MAD per person depending on vehicle, guide quality and camp tier — but gives you full control over timings, stops, and which dunes you sleep in. Either way, it is the part of Morocco most visitors say they most remember. A private guided tour that bundles the Sahara leg with the rest of the itinerary is often the most cost-effective path here.
Shopping is where two-week Morocco budgets blow up. The souks are genuinely wonderful and prices are negotiable — which means there is no natural brake on spending. A hand-knotted Beni Ourain rug can cost anything from 800 to 8,000 MAD depending on size and quality; a leather bag from 200 to 2,000 MAD. Set your shopping budget in cash before entering any medina. Withdraw that amount at an ATM, put it in a separate pocket, and treat it as the hard limit. A guide who knows reputable cooperatives and fixed-price shops (not commission-based showrooms) helps you spend that budget on genuinely good pieces rather than tourist-grade fakes.
The Atlas, the Sahara, the medinas — a 2-week trip can include all three without breaking the bank.
Budget travellers sharing hostel dorms and eating street food can get through two weeks on around $950–$1,300 (indicative). Mid-range independent travellers staying in decent riads and booking occasional day trips should budget $1,800–$2,700 per person. A private guided itinerary with a good driver and boutique accommodation typically runs $3,000–$5,500 per person, excluding international flights. These figures assume two people sharing a room; solo travellers pay single-supplement surcharges that add 20–35% to accommodation costs.
$2,000 per person is a comfortable mid-range budget for two weeks if you manage the main variable carefully — shopping. Expect to spend around $700–$900 on accommodation (sharing a double room in mid-range riads), $400–$600 on food, $200–$300 on transport, and $300–$500 on tours and activities. That leaves $200–$400 for shopping and contingencies. If you plan to buy a quality rug or leather goods, add $300–$800 more to your budget or trim elsewhere.
Accommodation takes the largest predictable share — good riads in Marrakech and Fes charge 600–1,500 MAD per night for a double room. But the biggest surprise expense is shopping: the souks are seductive and prices are negotiable, so tourists routinely spend two or three times what they planned on rugs, leather, ceramics and spices. Set a firm shopping envelope before you go and withdraw that amount in cash so it has a physical limit.
As a rough daily rule, budget travellers need around 650–900 MAD ($65–$90) per day including accommodation, food, and local transport. Mid-range travellers should allow 1,300–1,900 MAD ($130–$190) per day. These figures exclude one-off costs like Sahara tours, shopping splurges, and international flights. A private guided trip typically bundles accommodation, transport and some meals into a single per-day rate, so your pocket money needs drop significantly.
Morocco is one of the most affordable countries for Western visitors — the Moroccan dirham currently exchanges at roughly 10 MAD to the US dollar and 12.5 MAD to the pound sterling (rates fluctuate; check before you go). A sit-down lunch for two with fresh-squeezed juice costs 120–200 MAD; a night in a solid mid-range riad runs 600–900 MAD. By Western European standards, Morocco feels notably cheap except in tourist-facing souvenir shops and upscale riad restaurants, which price closer to European levels.
Return flights from London to Marrakech or Fes start from around £80–£180 on budget airlines (Ryanair, easyJet) booked 6–10 weeks ahead, rising to £250–£500 for flexible or short-notice fares. From the US, expect $500–$1,100 return to Casablanca or Marrakech with a European connection; direct flights on Royal Air Maroc from New York JFK are available but price higher. Flights are not included in any tour quote — always budget them separately.
For most first-time visitors, a private guided tour makes a 2-week budget easier to predict and often better value than it appears. Transport, accommodation, some meals, and activities are bundled, removing the friction of booking buses, negotiating taxis and hunting for the right riads. The time saved — no getting lost in medinas, no missed connections — means you actually see more. The per-person cost drops substantially for two or more travellers sharing a private vehicle, often landing within 20–30% of a DIY mid-range trip when you account for all costs.
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