If you think you can’t afford to summer in Europe, think again.
An American woman says she spent 55 days traveling across the continent in July and August — and her total spend was lower than what she’d pay for rent back in Los Angeles.
Monae Hendrickson, 29, revealed in a viral TikTok video that she visited 14 countries for a total cost of $4,170, equating to just $76 per day.
In comparison, the content creator pays $2600 a month for her LA lodgings, equating to $86 per day.
“The United States that is no longer economical,” Hendrickson told The Post, adding in her TikTok caption that travel in “almost every part of the world is less than the cost of living in major US cities.”
The numbers prove that, in some cases, travel to Europe is no longer an indulgence, but a savings hack.
Hendrickson admitted she was thrifty when it came to her travels, spending a majority of her time in low-cost Eastern European countries where her money stretched further.
Still, the intrepid explorer managed to treat herself in places such as Poland, Latvia and Albania, with quality Airbnbs, tasty food, and “the best ice cream she has ever had in her entire life.”
“An average cappuccino in Albania was $2,” she told The Post. “While a private room in a hotel was an average of $30 per night.”
In the latter part of her travels, Hendrickson ventured to more expensive Nordic nations, including Finland.
However, because of the low cost of the earlier part of her trip, the higher prices were largely offset.
“Dollar for dollar, it’s pretty close to the US,” Hendrickson said. “But you get safe public transportation, beautiful, publicly funded, affordable activities, astonishing nature, and truly, don’t get me started on the cardamom buns.”
“You can never go back to pretending that life in America is the best it gets,” she added.
Like many young college grads, Hendrickson says she was already feeling burned out by America’s corporate culture, and she’s now a full-time travel content creator.
“I was in the rat race of working dead-end jobs I was definitely overqualified for with my two business degrees,” she said, saying she now loves the freedom, flexibility — and the financial savings — that overseas travel awards her.
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