Floor tile and flooring cost per m² in Morocco in 2026

By Yassine AT-TARASSI, architect · Updated on 23/10/2026 · Reference texts (5)

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What does a tiled floor cost in Morocco, supply and laying included? Here are the October 2026 prices from the CITURBAREA cost simulator, room by room and by finish level, for a house, a development building or a public-facing facility, with what the architect checks before the tiler is paid. Written for Moroccans abroad, developers and foreign investors.

Disclaimer: published costs are indicative outputs of the CITURBAREA estimator (October 2026 version), not binding quotations, technical designs or compliance certificates. Apartment buildings and public-use facilities require project-specific drawings, specialist studies, applicable regulations and contractor quotations.

How much does laid floor tiling cost per m² in Morocco in 2026?

The prices below are a contractor's laid selling prices excluding VAT: supply, mortar or adhesive, grout, labour, overheads and margin. In brackets, the simulator's low-high range. The jobbing-builder column (tâcheron) is the case where you buy the materials yourself and pay a tradesman for laying, with no contractor overheads or margin.

Method note: CITURBAREA simulator, reference prices version 2026-10, computed on 23/10/2026, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra base (coefficient 1.00; Kénitra 0.93, Casablanca 1.06), prices rounded to 5 DH. Incl. VAT = excl. VAT × 1.20 for a VAT-registered contractor. Tiles: public prices dated June to October 2026; adhesive: simulator assumption for lack of enough surveys. With a jobbing builder, VAT depends on each provider's tax status, which the quote must state.

Rounding: amounts excluding and including VAT and quantities are each shown after rounding, so the product of the visible values may differ from the total by a few dirhams. Contract calculations must start from unrounded quantities and unit prices.

These prices are a starting point. For your own area, city and finish level, run the cost simulator: it measures floors from the plan and keeps screed, skirting and waterproofing separate.

What the price includes, and what it excludes

• Included: the tile with cutting waste (8 to 10% depending on size), mortar or adhesive, grout, laying labour, contractor overheads and margin; for marble, grinding and crystallisation.
• Priced separately: screed or levelling, wet-room waterproofing, skirting, thresholds and stair nosings.
• Excluded: removal of an old floor, rubble disposal, slab repairs, decorative trims and the spare tiles you keep for maintenance.

How much do tiles alone cost from suppliers?

The CITURBAREA materials library surveyed on 23/10/2026 the public prices displayed by Moroccan retailers and builders' merchants. These sites rarely say whether prices include VAT.

Method note: CITURBAREA materials library, displayed public prices surveyed on 23/10/2026 (laminate: price guide of 15/06/2026). VAT treatment not confirmed; not directly comparable with a laid price excluding VAT.

To compare sizes, looks and prices by supplier, open the materials library (free account): suppliers are put in competition through CITURBAREA.

Industrial tiles or handmade zellige: what are we talking about?

This guide covers industrial tiles: porcelain stoneware and pressed tiles, mass-produced, calibrated, sold with a data sheet and a batch number. Handmade zellige (beldi) is something else: small pieces of glazed terracotta cut by hand and laid by a maâlem (master craftsman), with deliberate shade variations and irregularities. Its price, laying and inspection have nothing in common with tiling: see the zellige, wall tile and tadelakt guide. In Morocco the word "zellige" is often used for both: always state which one the quote covers.

For a house or a villa: what do the floors cost?

Example computed with the CITURBAREA simulator (MAISON typology, version 2026-10, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra base, contractor, computed on 23/10/2026): a 150 m² two-storey house (ground + 1) at mid-range finish has about 132 m² of interior floors (assumption: 0.88 × floor area). In large-format porcelain, the floor finishes package comes to about 73,000 DH excl. VAT (48,000 to 100,000 DH), skirting included, i.e. about 8% of the estimated construction cost excl. VAT (about 981,000 DH). With glued 60×60 tiles, the same 132 m² cost about 40,000 DH excl. VAT. Screed and bathroom waterproofing are counted in other packages.

For a private owner or a Moroccan abroad, the next step is a cost estimate of your own plan, then a video call to choose materials room by room.

For a development building

R+4 apartment building: a feasibility estimate, not a bill of quantities. The amounts shown come from a simulation scenario (1,200 m², 11 flats, Kénitra, parameters of 23/10/2026). Before any investment decision, the client needs a fixed brief, a preliminary take-off per trade, soil and structural studies, utility connection conditions and the requirements of the competent services, a contingency allowance and comparable quotations. Items already included in one package must not be added a second time.

Example computed with the simulator (IMMEUBLE typology, same conditions): a 1,200 m² five-level building (ground + 4) with 11 flats (assumption: one flat per 90 m² of habitable area), at economy finish. The floor finishes package comes to about 413,000 DH excl. VAT (318,000 to 597,000 DH), i.e. about 8% of the estimated construction cost excl. VAT (about 5,398,000 DH):

• about 1,056 m² of glued 60×60 porcelain in the flats: about 323,000 DH excl. VAT;
• about 634 linear metres of skirting: about 23,000 DH excl. VAT;
• about 90 m² of local marble in the lobby and landings (assumption: 18 m² of common areas per level): about 68,000 DH excl. VAT.

At mid-range finish (large format in the flats), the same package rises to about 649,000 DH excl. VAT. For a developer, the issue is control more than the price per m²: one reference per flat type, one production batch for the whole building, buyer options priced in advance, and common-area floors that withstand traffic and are easy to replace. CITURBAREA prepares the feasibility study, development appraisal and bill of quantities for your scheme.

Developers: have the economic feasibility of your plot analysed: saleable areas, common parts, parking options, structure, utility connections, forecast cost per package and permit risks. Ask for an initial scoping review; detailed studies and costings are covered by a contractually defined assignment.

For a facility (school, clinic, hotel, shop)

Schools, clinics, hotels, shops and warehouses: requirements vary. Fire safety, accessibility, sanitary facilities, ventilation, operational safety and permits depend on the precise use, the number of occupants, floor areas, number of storeys and the activity. Regulatory references must be checked for the project concerned. The CITURBAREA simulator offers an indicative estimate by type of building open to the public (school or nursery, clinic or medical practice, hotel or riad, shop, offices, warehouse or workshop), based on a standard brief and on price and ratio assumptions still to be confirmed: no ratio is a quotation for this kind of project.

This guide gives no amount for this package: the simulator's ERP estimate rests on a standard brief and on assumptions still to be confirmed. The per-m² prices in the table remain a basis for the work itself, but the floor type follows the brief, not the finish level, and the specification changes:

• Clinic, medical practice: a floor that is easy to disinfect, with as few joints as possible (large format with fine joints, or welded sheet flooring), coved skirting in treatment rooms, resistance to cleaning products. We found no Moroccan text that sets a use class for these floors: requirements are written in the specification from the medical brief, and those of the facility's licence must be checked with the health authorities.
• School, nursery: high abrasion resistance, suitable slip resistance in toilets and covered yards, daily cleaning, corridor noise.
• Hotel, riad: marble or large-format lobby, porcelain in rooms and bathrooms; for tourist accommodation, decree no. 2-22-867 of 25/01/2023 sets construction standards specific to these establishments, to be read for the project.
• Shop: full-body porcelain with high resistance, recessed entrance mat, movement joints suited to large areas.
• Warehouse, workshop: not tiled; an industrial floor (power-floated concrete, resin) needs a specific design.

In a building open to the public, the reaction to fire of floor finishes falls under the fire safety regulation (decree no. 2-14-499) and accessible routes under law no. 10-03 and its implementing decree no. 2-11-246: the exact requirements depend on the type and capacity of the establishment and are checked with the technical inspection office. The engineering consultants, the inspection office, lead times for large quantities and trial panels also enter the budget and programme.

Facility owners: ask for a brief scoping review before any costing: capacity, flows and operation, security and fire safety, maintenance, technical needs, permits and overall operating cost. A specific consultation will determine which studies to commission. For a first order of magnitude, run the simulator's ERP costing, then book a brief scoping appointment.

Which floor finish for which room?

• Living room and bedrooms: 60×60 porcelain at economy and mid-range; large format or marble at upper levels. Laminate suits bedrooms, not wet rooms.
• Kitchen: full-body or glazed porcelain with high abrasion resistance, easy to clean; avoid pale, porous marble near the worktop.
• Bathroom and walk-in shower: slip-resistant tiles over waterproofing. CITURBAREA's internal inspection rule asks for at least R10 slip resistance in wet rooms and class A, B or C in barefoot areas; these classes come from the German standards DIN 51130 and DIN 51097, voluntary references rather than Moroccan texts: the threshold must be confirmed on the manufacturer's data sheet and written into the specification.
• Terrace and outdoors: frost-resistant, slip-resistant porcelain, drainage fall, movement joints.
• Stairs and corridors: marble or high-abrasion-resistance porcelain, with treated stair nosings.

The CITURBAREA price study of 10/10/2026 puts the floor finishes package, per m² of floor area (excl. VAT, supplied and laid, rebuilt from market sources), at about 290 DH/m² at economy, 380 mid-range, 500 upper mid-range, 750 high-end and 1,400 luxury. These ratios are indicative; the simulator replaces them with the quantities of your plan.

How should tiles be laid properly?

1. Substrate: dry, flat, clean slab; a cement screed if levels need correcting.
2. Setting-out plan: drawn before buying, to place cuts and limit waste (simulator assumption: 8% waste, 10% for large format; above 15%, the layout should be reviewed).
3. Laying: mortar-bedded for small sizes, glued from 60×60 upwards; for large format, the adhesive class prescribed by the manufacturer (often C2, deformable) and double buttering.
4. Wet rooms: a waterproofing system under the tiles, turned up at the wall base and around the drain.
5. Joints: cement or resin grout depending on use; movement and perimeter joints respected.
6. Marble: grinding then crystallisation after laying, included in the simulator price.

Which standards apply to floor tiles in Morocco?

Of the standards cited here, only one appears in the Ministry of Industry and Trade's list of mandatory standards (update of 09/03/2026): NM ISO 13006 (ceramic tiles for floors and walls: definitions, classification, characteristics, marking), which covers the product, not the laying. The list cites its 2002 edition (decision no. 949-02), while the IMANOR catalogue shows a 2016 edition: the enforceable edition needs confirming. The others are approved Moroccan standards, voluntary unless the contract cites them: NM EN 12004 and its part 2 (tile adhesives), NM 10.6.092 (glued ceramic finishes), NM 10.6.097 (mortar-bedded floor finishes), NM EN 13813 (screeds), NM 10.6.001 (cement and terrazzo tiles), NM 13.6.412 (floating parquet) and NM EN 13501-1 (reaction-to-fire classification). The European standard EN 14411 and the French rules NF DTU 52.1 / 52.2 and NF DTU 26.2 are foreign references: they only bind if the specification (CPS) makes them contractual. These standards are paid documents: only their reference and subject are given here.

Which mistakes to avoid, and what does the architect check?

• Buying without reserving stock: tiles of the same model change shade and calibre from one production batch to the next. The architect has the full quantity, waste included, reserved from one batch.
• Laying on a damp or cracked substrate: debonding and hollow-sounding tiles. Flatness is checked with a straightedge before laying.
• Forgetting shower waterproofing: a frequent cause of leaks into the flat below.
• Tiles that are too slippery in the bathroom, on the terrace or around a pool.
• Comparing quotes that do not cover the same scope: supply, skirting, screed, waterproofing, VAT. See the construction quote example.

Before ordering, the architect approves the sample and data sheet (manufacturer reference and batch number), has a trial panel laid, then checks flatness, joints, bond and waterproofing upstands at handover. CITURBAREA's fees are 8% of the works cost for a mission including interior design (5% without).

What makes the price of tiling vary?

• the material and size: large format needs more adhesive and labour than 60×60;
• the tile's range (look, rectified edges, origin);
• substrate preparation: screed, levelling, waterproofing;
• the geometry: small or skewed rooms, many cuts, stairs;
• the way the work is procured and the city: the simulator applies a regional coefficient.

To place this package in the full budget, see the house construction cost per m² and the villa construction cost.

How to price and choose your floors?

Once you have an estimate, the most useful step is to discuss it on the plan: book a video meeting with the architect to settle references, layout and finish level room by room, then have those choices priced by suppliers put in competition by the platform.

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