Baby Budget: How Much Does a Baby Cost in Morocco in the First Year?

The test is positive, joy overflows, then comes the question we do not always dare ask: how much will all this cost? Pushchair, car seat, cot, nappies, milk, nursery... A first-year baby budget varies enormously with your choices: for basic gear, our prices range from one to five. That is exactly what makes an estimate useful.

To give you real figures, we recorded the prices in our own catalogue on 12/10/2026, promotions included, and complete them with cited Moroccan sources for infant formula and childcare. Here are the ranges item by item, what can be bought second-hand, and our tips for spending less.

How much does a baby cost in the first year in Morocco?

There is no single figure, but four main items:

1. starter gear, paid once: sleeping, car seat, pushchair, bath, carrying;
2. consumables, every month: nappies, toiletries, clothes that become too small;
3. feeding: infant formula if baby is not breastfed, then meals once solids begin;
4. childcare, if you go back to work.

Some costs vary too much to be put in figures here: the birth itself, depending on the maternity unit and your cover, compared in our article on choosing a maternity unit in Morocco, private consultations or the seventh-day celebration. Good news, however, on vaccines in the National Immunisation Programme: they are free in public health centres, as set out in the Moroccan vaccination schedule.

Starter gear: our price ranges

Here are three tiers, based on examples from our catalogue on 12/10/2026. Prices change, and many are promotional.

For the first five items, the total therefore runs from about 2,800 DH at entry level to 5,200 to 7,900 DH mid-range, and from 10,600 to nearly 15,000 DH at the high end. A duo or trio pushchair already includes the infant seat: in that case, do not count the car seat twice.

For clothes, low prices exist too: a bodysuit at 34 DH, a velour sleepsuit from 164 to 273 DH in our current selection. How many to plan for, size by size, is the subject of our page on the newborn layette. And to choose each item, our buying guides to choosing a pushchair and choosing a car seat compare models.

From the shop

The essentials, at every budget

A selection of entry and mid-range prices on the purchases that matter most: sleeping, pushchair, infant car seat and nappies. Prices as of 12/10/2026, subject to change.

• −48 %Green TribuEco-friendly baby nappies, size 2, 3-6 kg, x28 – Green Tribu61 DHinstead of 118 DHView product
• −28 %BabystoneT6 stroller, black – Babystone715 DHinstead of 990 DHView product
• −42 %ChiccoTrolleyMe compact stroller, Calypso Blue – Chicco1 515 DHinstead of 2 590 DHView product
• −61 %Maxi Cosi - Bébé ConfortCiti car seat, Essential Black – Maxi-Cosi737 DHinstead of 1 890 DHView product
• −9 %Maxi Cosi - Bébé ConfortCabrioFix i-Size car seat, Essential Black, group 0+ – Maxi-Cosi2 002 DHinstead of 2 200 DHView product
• −46 %Bebe ConfortTravel playpen cot, Gray Mist – Bébé Confort857 DHinstead of 1 590 DHView product
• −48 %ChiccoNext2Me Essential bedside crib, Dune Re_Lux – Chicco1 347 DHinstead of 2 590 DHView product
• The whole aisle · Strollers68 products online, delivered anywhere in Morocco.Open the aisle

Products sold by La Maison du Bébé, publisher of this magazine. Prices as of 12 October 2026; please check the product page.

Nappies, milk, toiletries: monthly costs

Nappies. The UK's NHS counts up to 10 to 12 changes a day for a young baby, then 6 to 8 for an older one. With the pack of 28 eco nappies size 2 sold at 61 DH on promotion on 12/10/2026, instead of 118 DH, that works out as:

The price per nappy changes with brand and size: always compare the price of one nappy, not of the pack.

Toiletries. No need to multiply products. The Quebec guide Mieux vivre advises washing the bottom with soap and water, and keeping fragrance-free wipes for outings, when there is no water to hand. The NHS likewise suggests cotton wool and warm water. It is cheaper too.

Milk. If you breastfeed, this item is limited to a few accessories. If baby drinks infant formula, Le Matin estimated the spend in April 2025 at 1,000 to 1,300 DH a month, with 400 g tins sold between 83.50 and 110 DH depending on brand, at an unregulated price. The pharmacist interviewed by the paper warns: spacing out feeds or diluting the milk to make a tin last exposes baby to undernourishment. The right quantities are in our article on preparing a bottle safely.

Childcare, support, celebrations: items not to forget

Childcare. Over a year, it is often the biggest item when both parents work. In 2023, La Vie éco found nurseries ranging from 500 DH a month in informal setups in working-class neighbourhoods to 6,000 DH in upmarket ones, and cited a Casablanca nursery at 2,500 DH a month plus 5,000 DH in registration fees. A nanny means a salary and social contributions: rules and costs are compared in our article nanny or nursery.

Support. Health cover, family allowances, direct social aid: review your rights in our article on support for families in Morocco.

Celebrations. The sbou3 (seventh-day celebration), the aqiqa, then the first birthday: plan a line in the budget, to suit your wishes and traditions.

New or second-hand: what is safe, and what is not

Second-hand and family loans bring the bill down, as long as you know where to stop.

Car seat: no second-hand seat whose history you do not know. French road safety authorities ask you to avoid seats whose origin and past use are unknown. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is more precise: never use a seat that is too old, cracked, without a label showing its manufacture date and model, without instructions, incomplete or recalled by the manufacturer, nor one that has been in a moderate or severe crash. A seat's lifespan and fitting rules are in our article on installing the car seat properly.

Cot and mattress: with care. The AAP advises checking that a cot that is not new has not been recalled, never using a cot without instructions, broken or missing parts, and using a firm mattress, made for that cot and fitting perfectly. The other rules are in our article on safe sleep.

The rest: case by case. For clothes, toys or a bath, second-hand is open to discussion: check that nothing is missing, breaks or cuts, and keep the instructions where there are any.

Our tips for spending less

• Buy in order. A safe place to sleep, a car seat as soon as baby rides in a car, nappies and a few clothes first; the high chair can wait for the start of solids, around 6 months.
• Make a birth list. Your loved ones chip in on big purchases and you avoid duplicates: that is the principle of our birth list.
• Think adaptable. A 2-in-1 bedside cot, a high chair that grows with the child: one purchase that lasts longer.
• Consider reusable nappies. The NHS notes that they cost less over the whole period of nappy use; our article on changing baby compares the two options honestly.
• Resist gadgets. For sleeping, a compliant cot, a firm mattress and a fitted sheet are enough: the AAP advises against any product not designed for infant sleep.