A man has shown that it can cost almost the same to fly to Spain and eat a full English breakfast as it does to order from your local greasy spoons. Ben Matthew Sanders shared his adventure from Manchester to Magaluf with his 596K TikTok followers.
During the video, he says he wants to eat the dish and enjoy a day trip abroad for the same price it costs to order a fry-up here in the UK. While he missed his target by a few pounds, people were still very impressed with his efforts.
He said: "The average price for a Full English breakfast is £12.50 so let's see if we can get exactly that plus a holiday for the same price." He picked Magaluf because it was a good spot for a winter holiday but also wouldn't let him down on the 'classic British breakfast'.
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Ben found flights for just £10 on January 28. He went on to grab a free bus and stop off at a local cafe to dine on an English fry-up for five euros (£4.45).
On top of his flight out and meal, Ben also paid £4 for the train to Manchester Airport and £12 on his return flight. When he landed in the Spanish resort, he said the whole airport and beaches were deserted.
After arriving at his coastal restaurant, he ordered a breakfast that included a tea or coffee. He said: "The portion sizes were absolutely huge, there was no way I was going to finish this.
"I was able to get double the portion sizes, a cup of coffee and a day trip to Magaluf for only £1.95 more." Scores of people replied to his post, with many questioning how much his return flight was.
But his followers were impressed - one person wrote: "This is awesome." Another said: "That's a long way to go for breakfast."
Ben isn’t the only person to prove that it can be cheaper to fly abroad for a meal than stay in the UK. Another TikToker showed he could fly all the way to Italy to dine on a pizza and it cost less than ordering a Domino's.
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