People have been left shocked after a bloke claims it's cheaper to live in an all-inclusive in Turkey than rent in Manchester - although some folks think they’ve spotted a problem with his plan.
Josh Kerr went viral after sharing a clip to TikTok in which he somewhat staggeringly claimed it was cheaper to live in a five-star all-inclusive resort than Manchester.
Josh was inspired to crunch the numbers after watching a video in which an American man worked out it was cheaper to live on a permanent holiday then fork out rent in the US city he lived in.
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Deciding to give it a go himself, Josh fired up his laptop and checked out the prices for an all-inclusive holiday for 28 nights.
He filtered his results to show the cheapest first and found a holiday to Xoria Deluxe Resort in Antalya, Turkey - including flights to and from Manchester - for £938 per person.
Josh commented: “Third of April to first of May, that’s 28 days. Hold luggage included - so they're not even going to include a stupid price for the hold luggage - 20kg in there. Fast track security. What more could you want?
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“And I’m living here in rainy Manchester?”
Taking a look at the hotel, Josh added: “Five-star hotel. I mean that looks pretty bog-standard to me. It’s decent that. For nine hundred quid a month. I’m not being funny, right, but I pay nine-fifty a month for my rent, bills, council tax and that.
“Here you’re getting breakfast, lunch, evening meal, drinks, snacks and the gaff for the £937.10 and that’s with flights. What are we doing in England?”
The clip has since racked up thousands of views with fellow Brits reeling after seeing the price comparison.
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Commenting on the clip, one person said: “Time for a bold new lifestyle working from five star hotels.”
Another wrote: “This is why I go on holiday to Turkey for a month in summer. It’s cheaper than a few days out in London with the children!”
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A third said: “Food and drinks included all day, every day too. Only additional cost would be washing clothes.”
However, others pointed out a potential problem with his plan - as one person noted: “It won't be that price in the height of summer though.”
While a second commented: “This time of year it’s cheap and not warm in Turkey, in June/July it would be £3/£4k.”
And that wasn’t the only issue that jumped out to people, with one fellow TikToker jokingly asking: “How much is a return flight every day to go to work?” Yeah, good point.
Claire Reid