Budget · Tangier · Morocco
Tangier on a budget
What a trip to Tangier really costs, and where the savings are.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Tangier is affordable for most international visitors. Budget roughly $35–$60 per person per day on a tight budget, $90–$170 mid-range and $250–$600 for luxury, excluding flights. Hotel prices are usually lowest in January.
Key facts
- Budget traveller
- $35–$60 a day
- Mid-range
- $90–$170 a day
- Luxury
- $250–$600 a day
- Local currency
- MAD
- Free sights
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Daily budget and trip cost
AMZBooking estimates per person in US dollars, excluding flights, reviewed October 2026. Accommodation is the biggest variable; prices rise in peak months.
| Style | Per day | 3 days | 5 days | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | $35–$60 | $105–$180 | $175–$300 | $245–$420 |
| Mid-range | $90–$170 | $270–$510 | $450–$850 | $630–$1,190 |
| Luxury | $250–$600 | $750–$1,800 | $1,250–$3,000 | $1,750–$4,200 |
Typical prices
Approximate prices in Tangier, October 2026. They change; use them for planning, not as quotes.
| Item | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Petit taxi within the city | about MAD 10–30 |
| Mint tea at a café | about MAD 10–20 |
| Bowl of bissara | about MAD 5–15 |
| Square of kalinte | about MAD 3–10 |
| Tagine at a local restaurant | about MAD 50–100 |
| Grand taxi to the Caves of Hercules | about MAD 100–200 return per car |
| Riad double room in the medina | about MAD 500–1,200 per night |
Money-saving tips
- Insist on the meter in petit taxis to avoid inflated fares.
- Eat at small medina cafés for breakfast and lunch; they are much cheaper than Ville Nouvelle restaurants.
- Travel between October and May, outside Easter, for lower riad and hotel prices.
- Book Al Boraq tickets early for the lowest fares on popular days.
- Carry small notes and coins for tea, snacks and tips.
Free things to do
- Tangier medina — Whitewashed lanes climb from the port to the kasbah through a compact, hilly old town of small mosques, craft shops, bakeries and doorways painted blue and green.
- Petit Socco — The small square at the heart of the medina was the hub of International Zone Tangier, when its cafés were frequented by smugglers, spies and writers such as Burroughs and Kerouac.
- Grand Socco — Officially Place du 9 Avril 1947, the large square at the medina's western gate is the meeting point of the old and new cities.
- Mendoubia Gardens — Beside the Grand Socco, the gardens of the former residence of the Sultan's representative are shaded by giant banyan and dragon trees and dotted with old cannons.
- Phoenician tombs — Dozens of ancient tombs are cut into the rock on the Marshan cliff edge above the sea, in what was once the necropolis of ancient Tingis.
- Cap Spartel — The north-western tip of Africa, marked by a lighthouse built in the 1860s, overlooks the meeting of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Where to stay on a budget
$$ · Best for first-timers, culture, couples and budget
Medina
Whitewashed lanes, the Petit Socco and riad guesthouses between the port and the kasbah
$$ · Best for first-timers, solo travellers, nightlife and shopping
Ville Nouvelle
The 20th-century city of boulevards, cafés and hotels around Place de France
$$ · Best for quiet stays and couples
Marshan
Residential clifftop quarter with Café Hafa and ancient tombs
Eating well for less
- Bissara — Small cafés in the medina in the morning, and at Café Hafa.
- Kalinte — Street carts and bakeries in the medina and around the Grand Socco, served hot.
- Msemen — Street stalls and bakeries in the medina in the morning.
Getting around for less
The medina, kasbah and Ville Nouvelle are walkable, though steep. Petit taxis are cheap for short hops, grands taxis run longer routes, and the Tanger Ville station connects with the high-speed Al Boraq line and regular trains.
Questions travellers ask
+How much does a trip to Tangier cost?
About $450–$850 per person for five days mid-range, excluding flights (estimate), or $175–$300 on a tight budget.
+Is Tangier expensive?
It is affordable for international visitors. Insist on the meter in petit taxis to avoid inflated fares.
+How much money do I need per day in Tangier?
Roughly $35–$60 on a budget and $90–$170 mid-range (estimates).
+When are hotel prices lowest in Tangier?
Usually in January.