A port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco. The Portuguese originally gave the name Casa Blanca to a small Berber village perched atop Anfa hill, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Modern Casablanca came into being in the early 20th century, when representatives of the French protectorate created an artificial port here.
Today, Casablanca is Morocco’s economic capital and its largest city, having a population of over four million. Its fame, largely based on the Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman film, contributes to the city being North Africas most frequently visited destination. Although Marrakech is actually the country’s cultural capital, Casablanca is Moroccos centre of style and wealth, and its port is one of the largest on the African continent.
Exchange rate: $0,11 (USD) / €0,08 EURO / £0,07 = 1,00 MAD (Moroccan Dirham)
At a restaurant:
The price of a bottle of house wine (0.75L) => 100 MAD
The price of a sirloin/steak meal => 43,95 MAD
The price of a Tagine, a spicy stew of meat and vegetables => 28 MAD
Typical food => – Couscous with accompaniments (stew, meat or vegetables) – 12 MAD / Kaliya (combination of lamb, tomatoes, bell peppers, onion – served with bread or couscous) – 13,90 MAD
At a bar:
The price of a bottle of beer (0.33Litre) => 35 MAD
The price of a cocktail => 42 MAD
At the local supermarket:
The price of a bottle of water (1L)=> 4 MAD
The price of a can of Coca Cola (0.33Litre) => 6,35 MAD
The price of a can of beer (0.33Litre) => 11 MAD
Rent a small car (Hyundai Atos or similar):
(All car rental prices were based on vehicle being collected from local airport and delivered back to local airport)
Rent of car for 1 day => 693,13 to 1352,21 MAD/day
Rent of car for 3 days => 1198,93 to 2768,95 MAD
Rent of car for 7 days => 2623,86 to 4403,33 MAD