Long term rentals are available in Tangier, Morocco, and asking prices vary by area, property type, furnishing, building quality, and contract length.
Adverts checked in August 2026 showed unfurnished apartments from around 3,000 dirhams a month.
Furnished family apartments in central and coastal areas asked between roughly 7,000 and 20,000 dirhams.
However, the advertised rent is rarely the full cost of living in a Tangier apartment.
Water, electricity, building services, a deposit, and an agency commission often sit outside that figure.
Quick answer for renters comparing Tangier options
- Current listings include annual and renewable rental contracts.
- Furnishing changes the price sharply, and unfurnished apartments were the cheapest homes in the sample.
- Your area choice affects rent, traffic, parking, schools, and the walk to shops.
- Always ask for the complete monthly cost, not only the rent.
- Several Tangier adverts stated one month deposit plus one month agency commission.
- Verify the property and the person receiving your money before transferring anything.
- A written lease and a written condition record protect both sides later.
What counts as a long term rental in Tangier?
Moroccan law offers one clear reference point on duration.
Article 1 of Law number 67 of 2012 covers homes and professional premises, furnished or unfurnished.
It applies where the rental period runs beyond thirty days.
That threshold helps decide when this particular law applies to your lease.
Other Moroccan rules may still apply, so the thirty day mark is not the whole legal picture.
You can read the text of Law 67 of 2012 hosted on a Moroccan government portal.
That document states on its own pages that it is an unofficial translation of the Arabic original.
Therefore, confirm anything that affects a real decision with a qualified Moroccan lawyer.
How long stay offers differ from short stay offers
- Holiday and nightly rentals are priced per night and aimed at visitors.
- Monthly seasonal offers may end when the busy period ends.
- Corporate stays are often furnished, flexible, and priced above the annual market.
- An extension of a short stay usually leaves you without a proper annual contract.
Tangier search pages mix these categories freely, which distorts any quick price comparison.
One Tangier advert reviewed in August 2026 quoted 200 dirhams for a night.
Nearby adverts on the same page asked 10,000 dirhams a month.
Because of that, ask the owner or agency to confirm the duration, renewal rules, and notice conditions in writing.
How much do long term rentals in Tangier Morocco cost?
Price guidance is only useful when you know where the numbers came from.
How these figures were gathered
This guide uses a manually filtered August 2026 sample of long term Tangier rental adverts from Mubawab and Avito.
Nightly adverts, holiday adverts, and offers without a stated monthly price were left out.
You can check the live long duration apartment listings for Tangier yourself.
Every figure below is an asking price set by an owner or an agency.
Asking prices are not confirmed final rents, and the agreed figure may end up lower.
| Property type | Observed asking range per month | Context from the sample |
|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished apartment, two or three bedrooms | 3,000 to 7,400 dirhams | Mainly Moujahidine, Mozart, and the Rabat Road area |
| Furnished two bedroom apartment | 4,600 to 14,000 dirhams | Central, coastal, and outer areas across both sources |
| Furnished three bedroom apartment | 7,000 to 20,000 dirhams | Higher figures appeared in Malabata, Sania, and the centre |
| Large or premium apartment | 25,000 to 30,000 dirhams | Homes of 100 to 700 square metres in Malabata and Jbel Kbir |
The 7,000 to 20,000 dirham band relates mainly to furnished three bedroom homes.
The two sources behaved differently, which is worth knowing before you judge a price.
Agency adverts on the portal clustered higher in the reviewed sample.
Meanwhile, owner adverts on the classifieds site included two bedroom homes between 4,600 and 7,000 dirhams.
Searching both types of source therefore gives you a fairer view.
Why similar apartments show different rents
- Furnished listings often had higher asking rents in the reviewed sample.
- Secure residences with a concierge, garage, or pool carry higher service expectations.
- Listings with sea views or recent construction often showed higher asking prices.
- Bigger is not always dearer, since two Marjane homes of about 100 square metres asked 7,000 and 8,500 dirhams.
- Owner adverts and agency adverts can quote different prices for similar homes.
For a national view of rent levels, see our guide to rent across Moroccan cities.
Renters weighing the economic capital instead can compare long term rentals in Casablanca.
Which Tangier area may suit you?
Tangier spreads across hills, a working port, a business zone, and a long coastal strip.
The notes below reflect the adverts reviewed rather than independent surveys of each area.
| Area | What the adverts showed | What to test yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Centre, Nejma, and Plaza Toro | Furnished homes of 80 to 142 square metres, asking 8,000 to 15,000 dirhams | Street noise, lift condition, and nearby parking |
| De La Plage and the Corniche | Furnished homes from 7,500 to 16,000 dirhams, close to the beach | Sea air on windows and metal, plus summer crowds |
| Malabata and Sania | Secure residences with sea views, asking 11,000 to 25,000 dirhams | What service charges cover, and who maintains shared areas |
| Marjane and the Rabat Road | Two and three bedroom homes from 6,500 to 10,000 dirhams | The real journey to work and to school at your usual hour |
| Iberia and Marchan | Furnished apartments around 8,000 to 13,000 dirhams | Building age, heating, and night time quiet |
| Mesnana, Al Qwasim, and Tanja Balia | A wide spread from 4,600 to 16,000 dirhams | Finishing quality, since the range covers very different buildings |
| Moujahidine | Unfurnished and furnished homes, asking 3,000 to 12,000 dirhams | What the lower priced homes actually include |
| Du Golf, Boubana, and Jbel Kbir | Large green residences from 14,500 to 26,000 dirhams | Distance from shops, and whether you will drive daily |
Questions to test on the ground
- How long does your commute really take at eight in the morning?
- Which supermarket, pharmacy, and bakery sit within walking distance?
- Can you reach the train station or the airport road easily?
- Is construction work planned beside the building?
- Does the internet connection at that address suit remote work?
- Where exactly would you park each evening?
Several Tangier adverts mention the free zone, schools, or the train station as selling points.
Treat those claims as marketing until you have measured the journey yourself.
Furnished or unfurnished in Tangier?
Both options appear widely, and the right choice depends on your plans.
Furnished apartments
- You arrive with suitcases and start living immediately.
- Rent sits higher, which adds up over a full year.
- Damage to items you did not choose becomes your responsibility.
- A written inventory with photographs protects your deposit.
Unfurnished apartments
- Monthly rent starts lower, as the 3,000 dirham example showed.
- Furniture, appliances, and delivery costs arrive in the first weeks.
- You choose what suits humidity and winter near the coast.
- Leaving later means selling, storing, or shipping everything.
Some Tangier adverts describe a property as semi furnished, which can mean a kitchen and little else.
Ask for a photographed list of exactly what stays in the home.
What does the advertised rent include?
Arrangements differ from one Tangier landlord to another, so nothing should be assumed.
Confirm in writing whether the rent covers water, electricity, internet, building charges, parking, furniture, maintenance, cleaning, and shared services.
One Tangier advert stated that its quoted price already included water and electricity.
That presentation was unusual within the sample reviewed.
Ask for a simple written breakdown showing what you pay to the landlord and what you pay elsewhere.
What should you budget beyond the rent?
Your real monthly outlay includes several items that never appear in the headline price.
The full cost of renting a Tangier apartment
- Deposit, which the law limits to two months of rent
- First month of rent
- Agency commission, stated as one month in several Tangier adverts
- Furniture and appliances for an unfurnished apartment
- Opening or transferring the water and electricity accounts
- Moving and transport
- Rent
- Water and electricity
- Internet
- Building charges where a residence has a concierge or shared services
- Parking, when the space sits outside the rent
- Gas for cooking or hot water
- Small repairs that fall to the tenant
- Replacing items you damaged
- Cleaning
- Copies and legalisation of documents
- The deposit, once you return the keys
- Less any amount the landlord can properly prove
- Due within one month under the cited law
How do deposits and agency fees work in Tangier?
Here the legal rule and the local practice work at different levels.
What the cited law fixes
Article 20 allows a landlord to request a deposit against unpaid rent, unpaid charges, and tenant damage.
That amount cannot go above two months of rent.
Return falls due within one month of the day the keys go back.
Only sums the landlord can properly establish may be deducted.
What Tangier adverts actually showed
Several agency adverts reviewed asked for a deposit, usually quoted as one month.
Those same adverts set out one month rent, one month deposit, and one month agency fee.
One of them noted that the agency fee excluded value added tax.
By contrast, owner adverts on the classifieds site frequently mentioned no fee at all.
Consequently, treat the one month pattern as something observed rather than a fixed Tangier rule.
Get the deposit amount, the refund conditions, the agency fee, and its service written into the agreement.
Renting in Tangier while thinking about buying there one day?
We can talk through the areas you are testing and what a future purchase might involve.
This is a free conversation, not legal, tax, or inspection advice.
How can you find a genuine rental in Tangier?
Each search route reaches different landlords, so using two or three widens your options.
| Route | Possible advantage | Possible drawback |
|---|---|---|
| Property portals | Large volume and easy price comparison | Nightly and monthly offers appear side by side |
| Local agencies | Agency listings include many furnished homes | A commission usually applies |
| Direct owner adverts | Often lower asking prices | All checking falls to you |
| Community groups | Homes sometimes appear early | Identity is harder to confirm |
| Employer or school contacts | Referrals come with some accountability | Choice may be narrow |
| Searching after you arrive | You judge light, noise, and condition yourself | You pay for temporary accommodation meanwhile |
Consider booking temporary accommodation first if you want to inspect homes personally.
Short stay costs money, yet it can reduce the risk of committing from abroad.
What should the rental agreement clarify?
The points below are general information rather than personal legal advice.
What the cited translation sets out
- A formally dated written lease is required under Article 3.
- That document must name the parties and describe the property.
- It must also state the rent, its due date, and the tenant’s charges.
- Under Articles 7 and 8, both sides must record the property condition in writing when keys change hands.
- Vague wording such as good condition is discouraged in that record.
- Signing a lease without a condition record implies you received the home in good order.
- The landlord must give you a signed receipt separating rent from charges, under Article 11.
- Written landlord approval is required before you sublet a home, under Article 39.
- Deposits are capped at two months of rent by Article 20.
- Repayment of that deposit falls due within one month after the keys go back.
- A landlord ending the contract must follow the notice process in Articles 45 and 46.
- That process sets permitted grounds, formal steps, and at least two months of notice.
- Rent increases generally cannot be agreed within less than three years.
- The stated ceiling for homes is eight percent, although limited legal exceptions may apply.
What you clarify or negotiate
- Your own notice period if you need to leave early.
- Renewal terms after the first year.
- Permitted use, including remote work or hosting guests.
- Meter readings recorded on the day you move in.
- A furniture and appliance inventory with photographs.
- Which repairs belong to you and which belong to the landlord.
- Payment method and monthly receipts.
- Rules on pets.
- Signed copies for each party.
Ask a Moroccan lawyer to review the lease when the wording is unclear or the commitment is large.
How should you check the landlord or agent?
Checking carefully is what protects your deposit, not a friendly conversation.
- Establish the complete legal identity of whoever receives your money.
- Ask what gives that person or agency the right to rent this exact property.
- Compare the address on the agreement with the property you visited.
- Request a dated receipt for every payment.
- Confirm bank details by voice or in person before transferring.
- Keep copies of adverts, messages, and documents.
- Ignore invented deadlines designed to rush you.
- Use a live video viewing or a trusted local representative if you cannot attend.
No single document guarantees safety, so treat these as checks that work together.
What should you check during a viewing?
Tangier sits between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and sea air can affect some buildings.
Many apartments show no such problems, so inspect rather than assume.
- Damp patches, water marks, and blistered paint.
- Ventilation in the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms.
- Window seals, especially on exposed facades.
- Rust on railings, frames, and outdoor fittings.
- Water pressure on upper floors.
- Hot water supply and how fast it arrives.
- The fuse board, sockets, and any loose wiring.
- Every appliance switched on separately.
- Internet availability at the address, plus mobile signal indoors.
- Noise in the morning, the evening, and at the weekend.
- Natural light at two different times of day.
- Heating for winter and cooling for summer.
- Locks, the main door, and the entry system.
- Furniture condition, photographed item by item.
- The lift, which matters on an eighth floor.
- Shared corridors, the roof, and the rubbish area.
- Parking access and whether the space is genuinely yours.
- Meter readings written down before you move in.
- Existing damage recorded and signed by both sides.
Which warning signs should stop you from paying?
| Warning sign | Safer action |
|---|---|
| A rent far below similar homes nearby | Compare several current adverts in the same area first |
| Pressure to pay within hours | Let the deadline pass and watch what happens |
| Refusal to share the full address | Stop the conversation there |
| Refusal to arrange a viewing | Send a trusted local contact or request a live video tour |
| An identity nobody can confirm | Ask for identity documents before any transfer |
| Bank details that change without explanation | Call the original contact and verify by voice |
| No written agreement offered | Insist on the written lease the law requires |
| No receipt for money handed over | Hold the payment until a receipt is agreed |
| Deposit conditions left vague | Write the refund terms into the contract |
| No inventory for a furnished home | Photograph everything and have the list signed |
| An apartment that differs from the advert | Renegotiate the rent or walk away |
| Assurances that checks are unnecessary | Take that as your reason to check more closely |
These habits cost you nothing and can reduce avoidable problems.
Does seasonality change what is available?
Tourism, business travel, student demand, and summer visits may affect the availability and price of some rentals.
Adverts alone cannot prove how strong that effect is in Tangier.
Several listings openly offered the same apartment for long or short stays.
That suggests some owners keep both options open.
Compare availability across two or three different months before drawing conclusions.
Local agencies can also tell you how their annual stock changes through the year.
Smaller coastal markets may behave differently, as our guide to long term rentals in Essaouira shows.
A safer rental process from search to keys
- Set your area, property type, budget, and minimum stay.
- Gather several current options from both portals and agencies.
- Request the complete monthly cost in writing for each one.
- Visit the property, or arrange reliable local verification.
- Establish who owns the home and who may legally rent it out.
- Read the lease and raise anything unclear before signing.
- Agree the deposit and any agency fee in writing.
- Complete a detailed inventory and condition record.
- Note the water and electricity meter readings.
- Pay through a traceable method and collect your receipt.
Should you rent before buying in Tangier?
Renting first lets you judge a city without committing your capital.
Living in Tangier lets you observe wind exposure, drainage, traffic, and rainy day access yourself.
Commuting, parking, school runs, and shopping all reveal their real cost in daily life.
Building quality also becomes clearer after one winter near the sea.
I am Anis Chity, and I have personally bought four properties in Marrakech.
My own buying experience is therefore inland, and this Tangier guidance comes from research rather than from living there.
Readers moving toward a purchase can start with our guide to buying property in Tangier.
The broader choice appears in our comparison of renting or buying property in Morocco.
Testing a few Tangier areas before deciding whether to buy?
Tell us your budget, your preferred areas, the property type you want, and your timeframe.
We will talk through your next step without replacing your lawyer, bank, or surveyor.
Final checklist before you pay or move in
- Formally dated written lease, signed by both parties.
- Complete identity details for the landlord or the authorised agency.
- The exact address matching the property you visited.
- Monthly rent, payment date, and payment method confirmed.
- Written list of what the rent includes and excludes.
- Deposit within the legal limit, with clear refund conditions.
- Agency fee agreed in writing where one applies.
- Signed condition record attached to the lease.
- Furniture and appliance inventory with photographs.
- Meter readings noted and signed on the day.
- Notice and renewal terms understood by both sides.
- Dated receipt for every payment.
Keep that list on your phone and use it during the viewing itself.
Frequently asked questions
Can foreigners rent property in Tangier?
Foreigners rent homes across Tangier, and the cited law sets no separate lease rule based on nationality.
Residency and immigration paperwork are handled separately by other authorities.
Signing a lease does not by itself give you any right to live in Morocco.
How much does a long term rental in Tangier cost?
Adverts reviewed in August 2026 showed furnished two bedroom homes between 4,600 and 14,000 dirhams a month.
Unfurnished apartments in the same sample started around 3,000 dirhams.
Larger and premium homes reached 30,000 dirhams.
Are utilities normally included in the rent?
Practice varies between Tangier landlords, so no single arrangement is standard.
Request a written breakdown of every charge before you sign anything.
Is a deposit usually requested?
Several agency adverts reviewed asked for a deposit, commonly quoted as one month.
Moroccan law caps that amount at two months and requires repayment within one month of the keys going back.
Should I use a rental agent in Tangier?
Agency listings include many furnished homes, which can save you time.
Owner adverts on classifieds sites often showed lower prices and no commission.
Trying both routes gives you a clearer sense of fair value.
Can I arrange a rental before arriving?
You can, though paying from abroad without a viewing is the riskiest approach.
A live video tour, a trusted local contact, and a signed lease reduce that exposure.
Is furnished or unfurnished better?
Furnished works well for a first year or an uncertain stay.
Unfurnished apartments usually cost less monthly once you plan to stay longer.
Can renting help me decide whether to buy?
Living in an area first shows you the traffic, the noise, the winter, and the running costs.
Readers planning a permanent move may also want our guide to retiring in Morocco.
How do I convert these dirham figures?
On 13 August 2026, the published transfer rates were about 10.73 dirhams for one euro.
One United States dollar was worth about 9.30 dirhams on the same date.
Rates move constantly, so check the current figures from Morocco’s central bank before budgeting.
What should you do next?
Pick two or three Tangier areas that match your work, school, and daily routine.
Gather current adverts from a portal and from at least one local agency.
Ask every owner for the full monthly cost before you spend time viewing.
Sign a written lease with a condition record, and photograph the whole apartment on handover day.
If this year of renting is really preparation for a purchase, start planning that step now.
Ready to think seriously about buying in Tangier after renting?
Share your plan, your budget, and the timeframe you have in mind.
We will discuss your options without promising any particular result.
Anis is the founder of Buy Property Morocco, a research-based resource created to help foreign buyers understand the real process of buying property in Morocco safely.
He focuses on the practical details most buyers only discover too late: title deed checks, notary steps, compromis de vente risks, transfer taxes, foreign banking rules, repatriating money after a sale, and avoiding common mistakes when dealing with agents or sellers.
Anis has personally bought 4 properties in Morocco and shares practical guidance based on real experience, not theory.
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