How much is Morocco? Cost estimation for 5 Days in Marrakesh + Excursion

Recently, I visited Morocco for about a week. I was quite surprised that it’s a quite cheap country. As always I wrote down my expenses and here’s a cost estimation:

General:
Lunch/Dinner	25 – 70 MAD
Water	5 – 10 MAD
Fresh orange juice	4 MAD

Lobby/Common Room Kaktus Hostel

Transport/Accommodation in Marrakesh:
Bus Airport (Roundtrip)	50 MAD
Kaktus Hostel, 10-Bed Dorm, Breakfast included	5.00€/night (plus 40% taxes)

View from El Badi Palast

Sights in Marrakesh:
El Bahia Palace	10 MAD
El Badi Palace	10 MAD
Chair Koutoubia Mosque in El Badi Palace	10 MAD
Tombeaux Saadiens	10 MAD
Place Djeema El Fna	free (in case you don’t take pictures of things people want you to pay for)
Souks	free (in case you buy nothing 😉 )
Jewish cemetery	free

Ait Ben Haddou

Excursion through Atlas Mountains to Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate:
Tour (without food)	30€
Tourguide Ait Ben Haddou	20 MAD
Kasbah Taourirt in Ouarzazate	20 MAD
Film studios in Ouarzazate	free*

* In fact studios cost entrance fee, but I couldn’t enter because of filming teams.

This adds up to 71€ or 14,20€ per day. But similar to other cost estimations I didn’t include food and flight. As exchange rate I’ve used 10 MAD = 1 €. In case anyone wonders that no mosques are included, this comes from the fact that entering a mosque as a non-Muslim is prohibited. But there are plenty that can be seen from outside. I really liked the hostel I stayed in. I took me about two minutes to get to Djeema El Fna, so it had a very central location and was cheap.

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