Moroccan dirham to dirhams, in your head
One rule, the error band that comes with it, and the point at which it stops being the right rule. Updated from the live rate feed.
Dirhams to dirhams. Accurate to within 1.6% at today's rate, which means it reads about 1.6% dearer than the real price.
The ladder
The middle column is what the rule gives you standing in a market. The right column is the real number, so you can see exactly where the shortcut costs you.
| Moroccan dirham | Rule of thumb | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| DH1 | AED 0.4 | AED 0.394 |
| DH2 | AED 0.8 | AED 0.787 |
| DH5 | AED 2 | AED 1.97 |
| DH10 | AED 4 | AED 3.94 |
| DH20 | AED 8 | AED 7.87 |
| DH50 | AED 20 | AED 19.69 |
| DH100 | AED 40 | AED 39.37 |
| DH200 | AED 80 | AED 78.74 |
| DH500 | AED 200 | AED 196.9 |
Going the other way
Useful at the ATM, where you choose an amount in dirhams and want to know what lands in your hand.
| Dirhams | Moroccan dirham |
|---|---|
| AED 1 | DH2.54 |
| AED 5 | DH12.7 |
| AED 10 | DH25.4 |
| AED 20 | DH50.8 |
| AED 50 | DH127 |
| AED 100 | DH254 |
What catches people out in Morocco
The dirham is a closed currency — you are not supposed to take it out of the country, and you will struggle to change it once you have left.
When this rule stops working
Rules of thumb rot quietly. This one holds while the rate stays roughly between 2.45 and 2.55 MAD to the dirham. Outside that band a different divisor becomes the better one to memorise. We regenerate this page from the live rate feed, so the date above tells you how fresh the number is — if you are reading this a long way after August 2026, check it before you rely on it.
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