# Cost of living in Marrakech

What it costs to live in Marrakech, Morocco — $729/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $729 |
| Couple | $887 |
| Family (4) | $1,480 |
| Retirees | $887 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $495 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $122 |  |
| Transport | $27 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $85 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $307 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $495 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $474 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $746 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $0.94 |
| Bread (loaf) | $0.88 |
| Eggs (12) | $2.09 |
| Rice (1kg) | $1.60 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $5.37 |
| Apples (1kg) | $1.65 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $0.81 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $0.74 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.62 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $8.12 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $2.39 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $4.06 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $32 |
| Cappuccino | $2.64 |
| Beer (draught) | $7.03 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $2.16 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $27 |
| Single ride | $0.43 |
| Taxi start | $0.97 |
| Taxi per km | $0.70 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.45 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $520/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $1,101
- **Local currency:** MAD (1 USD ≈ 9.74 MAD)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Da Nang | $475 | $624 | /cost-of-living/da-nang |
| Chiang Mai | $463 | $684 | /cost-of-living/chiang-mai |
| Batumi | $461 | $850 | /cost-of-living/batumi |
| Merida | $601 | $1,114 | /cost-of-living/merida |
| Tashkent | $609 | $862 | /cost-of-living/tashkent |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/marrakech

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/marrakech) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.