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Tunis vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 12.4% cheaper than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Tunis
Housing: pay 18.7% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Tunis

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Managua	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$4.13 TND12.140	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$5.16 TND15.180	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.71 TND2.080	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$0.31 TND0.900	-52.8%
Average			-27.9%

Managua vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Managua	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$0.21 TND0.620	-91.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$5.35 TND15.760	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$1.86 TND5.480	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$1.55 TND4.550	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$2.86 TND8.410	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$0.97 TND2.850	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$1.71 TND5.030	+334.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.53 TND1.560	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$0.32 TND0.960	-67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$0.33 TND0.980	-81.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$0.28 TND0.830	-71.7%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Managua	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$3.28 TND9.660	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	$14.35 TND42.240	+138.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$41,270.53 TND121,440.010	+79.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$3.06 TND9.010	-48.5%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 18.7% less for housing

	Managua	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$21.37 TND62.880	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$287.52 TND846.030	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$179.84 TND529.190	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$45.71 TND134.490	-39.4%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Managua	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$115.64 TND340.290	-6.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$3,528.63 TND10,383.120	-41.2%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$1.72 TND5.060	+26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$0.95 TND2.800	-58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$3.53 TND10.370	+32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$34.32 TND100.990	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$5.50 TND16.190	-31.2%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Managua	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	$47.07 TND138.520	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	$61.70 TND181.560	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	$94.66 TND278.540	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	$73.03 TND214.900	-32.5%
Average			-28.8%

Managua vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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