Brit finds 28-day all-inclusive holiday to Turkey for £938 – which is ‘cheaper than rent and bills’
A BRIT has revealed how he found a bargain 28-day all-inclusive holiday - that would cost less that his rent and bills in the UK.
Josh Kerr, from Manchester, currently pays £950 a month for his flat.
However, he recently found out it would cost him £938 to stay in an all-inclusive resort in Turkey for 28 nights, including flights and food.
In the , he found the cheap holiday via On The Beach where he showed his viewers the Xoria Deluxe Resort in Antalya.
He said: "I've just found out it's cheaper to live at a 5-star all-inclusive resort than it is to live in Manchester.
"Even looking at the gaff, it's a 5-star hotel. I mean, it looks pretty bog-standard to me, it's decent for £900 a month."
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Currently, the average rent in Manchester city centre is more than £1,000 a month, according to Zoopla's data.
Some tenants would have to shell out £1,312.99 for council tax band A or a whopping £3,282.50 for band G.
"And I'm living here in rainy Manchester," said Josh.
He added jokingly: "Look at this geezer he's got his umbrella out, won't need that in Turkey will I when I'm in a five-star resort."
Josh couldn't believe that an all-inclusive resort more than 2,400 miles away could be cheaper than his apartment.
"I'm not being funny right, but I pay £950 for my rent, bills and council tax and that," he explained.
Josh added: "Here, you get breakfast, lunch, evening meals, drinks, snacks and a gaff.
"What are we doing in England?"
Josh's TikTok video has gathered 1million views and over 70,000 likes and comments.
One of his followers wrote: "I work online.
"I could totally do that."
Another added: "Remote working looking even more attractive...."
And a third commented: "Just typed this in for Ibiza, same dates -£890 happy days."
In 2022, easyJet launched month-long winter holidays to Egypt that were not only hotter than the UK, but cheaper.
The £650 package holiday was dubbed the "Escape the UK" break, and was around £277 cheaper than staying in the UK.
Some of their other deals were even cheaper, with 28-night holidays in Turkey for just £298pp.
Last month, a pair of Brits said they swapped the UK for a holiday in Benidorm over the winter, and that they saved hundreds.
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It comes after a woman revealed she travels to work by plane to save spending her entire salary on rent.
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