If you aim to eat in small local places, buy a lot of your food at grocery stores, and stay in hostels then visitors can spend as little as $35 per day here. You can find a bed in a dorm room outside of Managua for under $10 per night. And you can expect to pay a bit more...
To save even more money in South Africa, consider renting accommodation with a kitchen so you can cook your own meals. You’ll find grocery stores such as Pick n’ Pay and Spar in all the major cities. We actually picked up a cooler (esky/cool box) so we could bring a picnic along ...