Foreigners can rent a home in Casablanca on a normal long term lease, and the usual process involves a written agreement, a security deposit, and proof of identity.
On 10 August 2026, across 77 usable adverts I inspected on two Moroccan listing platforms, monthly asking rents ran from 2,900 to 11,400 dirhams depending on the size of the property.
Every figure in this article is an advertised asking rent.
None of them are completed rental transaction prices, because neither platform publishes signed rents.
The final agreed rent may differ from the advertised asking rent.
Moroccan law caps the security deposit at two months of rent and requires a written lease with a certain date.
Quick answer
Search the main Moroccan portals, view the exact apartment, verify who owns it, then sign a written agreement before you pay anything.
Budget separately for rent, syndic charges, water, electricity, and internet.
Record the condition of the property in writing when you take the keys, and keep a signed receipt for every payment.
What long term rentals in Casablanca were asking in August 2026
The table below covers the usable adverts I inspected on 10 August 2026.
I kept studios and one bedroom apartments as separate categories, because Moroccan adverts price them differently and mixing them would distort both.
| Category | Median asking rent | Usable listings |
|---|---|---|
| Studios | 6,600 MAD | 45 |
| One bedroom apartments | 8,000 MAD | 5 |
| Two bedroom apartments | 7,500 MAD | 23 |
| Three bedroom apartments | Sample too small for a median | 4 |
| Category | Middle 50 percent | Full observed range |
|---|---|---|
| Studios | 5,750 to 7,400 MAD | 2,900 to 9,500 MAD |
| One bedroom apartments | Sample too small | 6,700 to 9,000 MAD |
| Two bedroom apartments | 6,800 to 9,000 MAD | 3,500 to 10,000 MAD |
| Three bedroom apartments | Sample too small | 4,500 to 11,400 MAD |
Read the middle 50 percent column, not the full range.
The full range shows the single cheapest and single most expensive advert in each category, and one unusual listing can stretch it in either direction.
With only 5 one bedroom apartments and 4 three bedroom apartments, those two categories carry too little evidence for a dependable band, so I have not published one.
This sample describes the adverts I reviewed on one day, not the Casablanca rental market as a whole.
How these rental figures were checked
Research date: 10 August 2026, in a single session.
Platforms inspected:
- Mubawab, long duration apartment rental filter for Casablanca
- Avito, long duration apartment listings for Casablanca, page one and page two
I inspected 103 individual listing entries in total, 33 on Mubawab and 70 across two Avito pages.
I rejected 26 of them and retained 77.
Reasons for rejection:
- Daily or nightly pricing posted inside the long term category, including six adverts quoting figures between 350 and 550 dirhams for short stays.
- Large or exceptional units that would distort a normal renter range, including apartments of 180 to 220 square metres.
- Adverts where the headline price contradicted the price written in the description.
- Adverts with no price, shown as price on request.
- Malformed data, such as listings recording zero bathrooms.
- Restrictive occupancy conditions that did not read as a standard whole apartment tenancy.
- Property types outside the four categories, specifically two duplexes.
- One advert labelling a 90 square metre unit as a studio, which I could not classify with confidence.
How the sample was handled
Duplicate handling: one advert appeared on both Avito pages and I counted it once.
Cross posting between platforms: I compared district, size, and advertised price across Mubawab and Avito and found no pair matching on all three, so I removed nothing as a cross platform duplicate. Cross posting is common in Morocco, and I could not verify uniqueness beyond that comparison.
Bedroom counts: I used the bedroom field each platform publishes, not the total room count. I classified a unit as a studio when the advert itself labelled it a studio, and as a one bedroom apartment when the advert labelled it an apartment with one bedroom. Moroccan adverts use the word studio loosely, so the boundary between those two categories is not sharp on either platform.
Rounding: figures are rounded to the nearest 50 dirhams. One advert priced at 6,502 dirhams became 6,500. No other figure changed.
Median: the middle value once the usable asking rents in a category are sorted from lowest to highest. Where a category held an even number of listings, I averaged the two middle values.
Middle 50 percent: I split the sorted list at the median, then took the middle value of the lower half and the middle value of the upper half. The band between those two points holds the middle 50 percent of that category.
Full observed range: the lowest and highest single asking rents seen, reported as such and not as a normal band.
Limitations you should weigh:
- One research day, two platforms, and the first pages of each listing feed.
- Adverts only, so no signed rents.
- The one bedroom and three bedroom categories are too thin for reliable conclusions.
- Districts are unevenly represented, so the figures are not a citywide average.
For general context only, Numbeo reports an average of 5,856 dirhams per month for a one bedroom apartment in the Casablanca city centre, and 10,392 dirhams for a three bedroom apartment in the centre, on a page last updated 31 July 2026 using 847 entries from 81 contributors.
The Numbeo figure is not directly comparable with the inspected listing sample, because it uses a different data collection method and a different property classification, and it does not separate studios from one bedroom apartments.
I have not combined Numbeo figures with listing prices to calculate any range, median, or average in this article.
Furnished compared with unfurnished
Across the 77 usable listings, 51 adverts explicitly described a furnished property and 7 explicitly described an unfurnished one.
The remaining 19 did not state furnishing clearly enough in the listing summary to classify.
That result describes this limited sample and does not establish what proportion of Casablanca rentals are furnished.
Only 2 unfurnished studios and 4 unfurnished two bedroom apartments appeared in the sample.
This sample does not provide enough comparable evidence to calculate a dependable furnished rental premium.
Practical differences worth weighing
- A furnished apartment removes most setup spending, which matters when your stay is short or uncertain.
- An unfurnished apartment costs more at the start, because you buy a fridge, a cooker, a bed, and storage.
- Furnished units carry inventory risk, so photograph every item and record its condition before you move in.
- Older appliances can fail, so agree in writing who repairs and replaces them.
- Longer stays spread setup costs across more months.
Casablanca areas across the listings reviewed
The retained adverts sat across a wide spread of the city, not only the centre.
Districts represented included Quartier des Hopitaux, Maarif and Maarif Extension, Les Princesses, Palmier, Oasis, Gauthier, Racine and Racine Extension, Bourgogne, Mers Sultan, Abdelmoumen, Hermitage, Franceville, Ferme Bretonne, Belvedere, Californie, Roches Noires, Derb Ghalef, Val Fleuri, Almaz, Sidi Maarouf, Oulfa, Al Fida, Ain Borja, and Ain Sebaa.
I am not ranking these districts, because two pages of adverts cannot support a ranking.
I am also not describing any of them as safe, quiet, prestigious, affordable, or in demand, because nothing in this research establishes that.
Conditions vary street by street and building by building inside the same district, so judge the specific apartment.
What actually shapes daily life
- Travel time to your workplace or school at the hours you will really travel.
- Traffic on the roads you will use, which differs by direction and time of day.
- Walking distance to a tram stop or a bus route.
- Shops, a pharmacy, and a market within reach on foot.
- Street noise, cafe noise, and noise from inside the building.
- Parking, and whether the advert includes a garage space or a street space.
- Building age, lift condition, and the state of the common areas.
- Natural light, which depends on the floor and the orientation.
- Whether furnished or unfurnished stock exists at your budget in that district.
Several adverts I inspected named a nearby tram station in the listing text, which tells you transport access is used as a selling point in this market.
Monthly costs compared with move in costs
Separating these two groups protects your first month budget.
Not every renter pays every line.
Several Mubawab adverts I inspected quoted a rent and then added the words plus syndic fees or plus community fees.
One Franceville advert quoted 7,500 dirhams a month including fees, and one Palmier studio advertised an all inclusive figure covering management, fibre, water, and electricity.
Ask what the advertised number covers, and get the answer written into the agreement.
For general context on running costs, Numbeo reports averages of 484 dirhams a month for basic utilities in an 85 square metre apartment, 395 dirhams for broadband, and 250 dirhams for a monthly public transport pass.
| Monthly item | Reported figure | Reported range |
|---|---|---|
| Basic utilities, 85 square metre apartment | 484 MAD | 382 to 744 MAD |
| Broadband internet, 60 Mbps or higher | 395 MAD | 250 to 500 MAD |
| Monthly public transport pass | 250 MAD | 200 to 250 MAD |
These are resident reported estimates, not tariffs.
Water and electricity in Casablanca are handled by the regional multiservice company. SRM Casablanca-Settat began operating on 1 October 2024 and brings together the water and electricity distributors of the region, including Lydec.
How to search for a long term rental in Casablanca
Work through these steps in order, because each one reduces risk before money moves.
- Set a complete monthly budget covering rent, syndic charges, utilities, internet, and transport.
- Choose two or three districts based on where you travel every day.
- Compare apartments of similar size, floor, and furnishing, so the prices mean something.
- Confirm the advertised price is monthly, since both platforms carry short stay adverts inside long term categories.
- View the exact apartment you would rent, never a similar unit in the same building.
- Inspect the apartment and the common areas properly, and return at a different hour when you can.
- Verify who owns the property, or ask to see the written authority of the person acting for the owner.
- Read the whole agreement, and ask for a translation if you do not read Arabic or French.
- Record the condition of the property in a dated written statement before you take the keys.
- Obtain a signed receipt for every dirham you pay, including the deposit.
Sending money before viewing the property and verifying the recipient creates a significant avoidable risk.
The safer action is simple: view first, verify the owner or the authorised representative, then pay against a written agreement and a signed receipt.
What to inspect during a viewing
Bring this list into the apartment rather than relying on memory.
Inside the apartment
- Water pressure at the shower and the kitchen tap.
- Hot water, tested long enough to be sure.
- Electricity at every socket and light switch.
- Plumbing under the sinks and around the toilet.
- Damp patches, staining, or visible moisture on walls and ceilings.
- Natural light at the hour you will actually be home.
- Windows, locks, shutters, and any security bars.
- Air conditioning or heating, where the apartment has it.
- Appliance condition, including fridge, cooker, oven, and washing machine.
- Furniture condition, item by item, in a furnished apartment.
- Mobile reception in each room.
- Internet availability and which providers reach the building.
The building and the paperwork
- Street noise with the windows open and closed.
- Noise from neighbours, the lift shaft, and nearby cafes.
- Lift condition, and whether it works during your visit.
- Cleanliness and repair of stairwells, corridors, and the entrance.
- Building access and who holds keys.
- Parking, including whether the space is titled, shared, or on the street.
- Water and electricity meter readings, photographed on the day.
- The syndic charge amount and what it covers.
- Who pays for which repairs, agreed before you sign.
What the cited law requires
Law 67.12 organises the contractual relationship between landlords and tenants of premises used for residential or professional purposes in Morocco.
Article 1 states that the law applies to leases of such premises, furnished or unfurnished, where the rental duration exceeds thirty days, together with dependencies such as basements, garages, terraces, courtyards, and gardens, and which are not governed by particular legislation.
A conventional long term residential lease in Casablanca may fall within this legal framework, but the application of particular provisions can depend on the rental arrangement.
The provisions below are drawn from a government hosted unofficial French translation of Law 67.12.
That document is an unofficial French translation, not the official French version, and it carries a text verification date of 2 December 2018.
The Arabic text published in the Bulletin Officiel is the authoritative version.
I found no indication in current sources that the provisions below have been amended or replaced, and I did not verify them against a current Bulletin Officiel consolidation, so confirm the wording in force before relying on any of it.
| Provision | What it requires |
|---|---|
| Article 3 | The lease must be established by a written act with a certain date, and must state in particular the names, profession, address, and identity document of landlord and tenant, and details of any agent; the full name and registered office of a legal person and its legal representative; the designation of the premises and their dependencies, the intended use, and equipment reserved for the tenant; the agreed rent and the payment due date; the nature of the rental charges the tenant will bear; the agreed method of paying rent and charges; and the specific obligations of each party. |
| Article 7 | The contracting parties must establish a condition report of the leased premises when the premises are handed over and when they are returned, and that report must be annexed to the contract. |
| Article 8 | The condition report must be drawn up in writing with a certain date and contain a detailed and precise description of the premises, avoiding formulas such as in excellent condition or average condition. Where no condition report exists, the tenant is deemed, by the mere signature of the lease, to have received the premises in good usable condition. |
| Article 11 | The landlord must give the tenant a receipt signed by the landlord or an agent, detailing the sums paid by the tenant and distinguishing the rent from the charges relating to it. |
| Article 20 | The landlord may require the tenant to pay a deposit as security for unpaid rent and rental charges, or as compensation for damage the tenant causes to the premises. The amount may not exceed two months of rent. The deposit is returned within one month from the date the tenant hands back the keys, less any sums still owed to the landlord or which the landlord had to bear in the tenant’s place, on condition that those sums are duly established. The parties may agree to reserve the deposit to cover the rent of the final months of the lease. |
Article 20 does not allow arbitrary deductions.
A deduction has to correspond to sums duly established, which is precisely why the entry and exit condition reports under Articles 7 and 8 matter so much.
Any proposed security deposit should be discussed, remain within the applicable legal limit, and be recorded clearly in the rental agreement.
Several Mubawab adverts I inspected asked for two months of deposit, one asked for two months of deposit plus one month of rent in advance, and one offered a single month of deposit for a tenant committing long term.
Buy Property Morocco publishes educational information and is not a legal service.
An individual agreement, an unusual property or arrangement, or a dispute may require advice from a qualified Moroccan legal professional.
Additional protections to consider
The steps below are sensible practice, not statutory requirements.
Nothing in the articles above obliges you to do them, and nothing in the articles above stops you.
- Photograph and video every room on handover day, with the date visible.
- List existing marks, cracks, and stains alongside the photographs.
- List every item of furniture and every appliance, with its condition.
- Photograph the water and electricity meters and note the readings.
- Confirm your parking right in writing rather than by conversation.
- Clarify who holds the internet contract and who pays for it.
- Name the person who handles repairs and how you reach them.
- Confirm the notice period each side must give.
- Keep a signed receipt for every payment, including the deposit.
From Anis Chity’s experience
I am Anis Chity, I am Moroccan, and I am based in Marrakech.
I have personally bought four properties in Marrakech, and I created Buy Property Morocco to help foreign buyers make clearer and safer property decisions.
My purchases are in Marrakech, not Casablanca, so I will not pretend to know the Casablanca rental market from the inside.
What carries across cities is the discipline.
Write down what you agreed, keep proof of what you paid, and slow down whenever someone pushes you to send money before you have seen the property.
That habit protects a renter in Casablanca for the same reason it protects a buyer in Marrakech.
Does renting before buying make sense in Casablanca?
Renting first can teach you things a viewing weekend never will.
Living in the city for several months shows you daily traffic, real travel times, street and building noise, parking pressure, how the syndic actually manages the building, and which services sit within walking distance.
You also learn which apartment sizes suit you, which districts you keep returning to, and whether Casablanca fits your plans at all.
Renting first is not automatically the right decision.
Some people already know the city well, and some face a fixed timeline that makes a long rental period expensive.
If you are weighing the two paths, this guide compares renting against buying property in Morocco.
To understand what a purchase actually involves in this city, start with how to buy property in Casablanca safely.
Once you begin shortlisting districts as a buyer rather than a renter, the priorities shift, and this breakdown of the areas buyers look at in Casablanca covers that ground.
Frequently asked questions about long term rentals in Casablanca
How much is long term rent in Casablanca?
Across 77 usable adverts inspected on 10 August 2026, the median asking rent was 6,600 dirhams for studios and 7,500 dirhams for two bedroom apartments. The middle 50 percent of studios sat between 5,750 and 7,400 dirhams, and the middle 50 percent of two bedroom apartments between 6,800 and 9,000 dirhams. These are asking rents from one day of research, not signed rents and not a citywide average. For how rent compares across the country, see rent prices across Moroccan cities.
Are furnished apartments available for long term rental?
Yes. In this sample, 51 of 77 usable adverts explicitly described a furnished property and 7 explicitly described an unfurnished one. That describes the sample, not the whole market.
Is a studio the same as a one bedroom apartment in Casablanca?
Not reliably. Moroccan adverts use the word studio loosely, and some studio labelled units describe a separate bedroom. Read the layout description rather than the label.
Which Casablanca areas should renters consider?
The adverts reviewed covered a wide spread including Quartier des Hopitaux, Maarif, Les Princesses, Palmier, Oasis, Gauthier, Bourgogne, Roches Noires, Val Fleuri, Sidi Maarouf, Oulfa, and Ain Sebaa. Choose by travel time and daily needs, because conditions vary street by street inside every one of them.
What expenses may be separate from the monthly rent?
Syndic or building charges, water, electricity, internet, and sometimes parking. Several adverts quoted a rent and then added syndic fees on top, while others advertised an all inclusive figure. Ask what the number covers.
How much can a security deposit be?
Article 20 of Law 67.12 provides that the deposit may not exceed two months of rent.
When should the deposit come back?
Article 20 provides for return within one month from the date the tenant hands back the keys, less sums still owed to the landlord that are duly established. A detailed exit condition report supports that refund.
Should I pay before viewing an apartment?
No. View the exact apartment, verify who owns it or who holds authority to rent it, read the agreement, and only then pay, against a signed receipt.
What should I check in a Casablanca rental agreement?
The rent and payment date, the deposit and its return conditions, the charges you carry, what the rent includes, parking rights, repair responsibilities, the notice period, and the condition report annexed to the lease.
Is it better to rent before buying in Casablanca?
Renting first helps if you do not yet know the city, because it reveals traffic, noise, parking, and building management before you commit capital. It is not always the right call.
Your final renter verification checklist
Run through this before you sign anything.
- I confirmed the advertised price is monthly rent, not a nightly or short stay rate.
- I viewed the exact apartment I would occupy.
- I checked water pressure, hot water, electricity, plumbing, and damp.
- I checked the lift, the common areas, and building access.
- I know whether parking comes with the apartment and on what terms.
- I verified who owns the property, or who holds written authority to rent it.
- I know the syndic charge amount and what it covers.
- I know which utilities I pay and which the rent includes.
- I know which of my upfront payments are refundable and which are not.
- I read the whole agreement in a language I understand.
- The agreement is written, dated, and states rent, deposit, charges, and notice.
- We prepared a detailed condition report before handover, annexed to the contract.
- I photographed the property, the furniture, and the meter readings.
- The deposit does not exceed two months of rent.
- I hold a signed receipt for every payment I made.
Comparing renting with buying in Casablanca?
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The call is an initial conversation about where you are in the process. It does not include rental agency services, lease review, legal advice, or landlord verification, and it does not promise savings or results.
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