The Moroccan dirham holds its own against hard currencies, but Morocco is still pretty inexpensive by regional and global standards.

• At the budget end (staying in budget hotels, eating in cheap restaurants, walking, and visiting mostly free sights), you should be able to get away with about 500dh (US$50)/person/day.

• A more average budget for most visitors (staying at mid-range hotels, eating in slightly better places, going to the full range of sights and taking public transport plus the occasional cab), would be around double that, at 1000dh (US$100)/person/day.

• Double that again and 2000dh (US$200)/person/day buys a pretty high-end experience, with smart hotels, meals at the full range of restaurants and taking taxis around town whenever you feel like it.

Note that traveling solo will probably raise any of these per-person-costs by at least a third for all except budget travellers.

ATMs and money changers

Most banks have ATMs. One of the most reliable is BMCE, just off the Jemaa el Fna on Rue Moulay Ismail at Place Foucauld, and in Guéliz at 137 Avenue Mohammed V.

Foreign exchange (Forex) bureaux are scattered around town and quicker and easier than banks for changing cash, but rates vary so it's a good idea to compare a few before changing large amounts.