Global CityIntelligence

Morocco / North Africa

Marrakesh City Intelligence

Marrakesh is a historic central-Moroccan metro at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, with dense medina form, tourism-led services, and persistent heat-adaptation context. Marrakesh is a north africa city of about ~1.5M metro in Morocco. On the composite city-intelligence score, Marrakesh sits around the indexed median (70/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.5M metro
View of Marrakesh, Morocco

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Overall score

Use the Marrakesh profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and heritage-and-heat signals alongside Casablanca, Rabat, and other North-African metros.

Overall70/100
Affordability74/100
Air quality66/100
Energy68/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

70/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Marrakesh data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Marrakesh city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score70/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living74/100Marrakesh's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality66/100Marrakesh's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy68/100Marrakesh's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety66/100Marrakesh's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed69/100Marrakesh's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Marrakesh's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety57/100
Low crime59/100
Personal safety58/100
Night safety51/100
Road safety59/100

Marrakesh has a moderate safety estimate (57/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life61/100
Healthcare63/100
Education68/100
Green space43/100
Cleanliness61/100
Infrastructure68/100
Mobility60/100

Marrakesh has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (61/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness60/100
Education68/100
Green space43/100
Overall safety57/100

Marrakesh scores moderate for family living (60/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability68/100
Walkability77/100
Cycling60/100
Infrastructure68/100

Marrakesh is high for remote workers (68/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability63/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness61/100
Outdoor lifestyle26/100

Marrakesh is moderate for retirement (63/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Marrakesh

Local public safety guidance for Marrakesh, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Marrakesh, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Morocco emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Marrakesh

Healthcare context for Marrakesh, with national-level information from Morocco where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Marrakesh, see the Morocco healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Marrakesh

Local mobility context for Marrakesh, with national-level context from Morocco where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Marrakesh, see the Morocco transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Marrakesh. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Marrakesh

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Marrakesh will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Marrakesh air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Marrakesh modules

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Cost of Living in Marrakesh

Marrakesh's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Marrakesh

Marrakesh's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Marrakesh

Marrakesh's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Marrakesh

Marrakesh's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Marrakesh

Marrakesh's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Marrakesh

Marrakesh's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Marrakesh

Cost of living estimates for Marrakesh — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Marrakesh

Climate profile for Marrakesh — Semi-Arid climate, annual average 21.8°C, comfort score 73/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Marrakesh

Economy and jobs profile for Marrakesh — tourism economy, economy score 57/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Marrakesh

Education profile for Marrakesh — regional education center, education score 56/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Marrakesh

Healthcare and retirement profile for Marrakesh — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 57/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Marrakesh

Estimate a monthly budget for Marrakesh using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Marrakesh

Plan a trip budget for Marrakesh using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Marrakesh

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Marrakesh. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Casablanca, Morocco

Same corridor · about 222 km from Marrakesh. Explore Casablanca's city intelligence profile.

Rabat, Morocco

Same region · about 286 km from Marrakesh. Explore Rabat's city intelligence profile.

Ceuta, Spain

Cross-border · about 534 km from Marrakesh. Explore Ceuta's city intelligence profile.

Algeciras, Spain

Cross-border · about 552 km from Marrakesh. Explore Algeciras's city intelligence profile.

Cádiz, Spain

Cross-border · about 567 km from Marrakesh. Explore Cádiz's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Marrakesh profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and heritage-and-heat signals alongside Casablanca, Rabat, and other North-African metros. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (74/100) and internet speed (69/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (62/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Morocco country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Marrakesh appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.