Is it expensive to live in America?

@dinofavara

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Why it worked

The video taps into the common desire to travel affordably and presents a relatable challenge of comparing living costs between countries. The narrative of overcoming initial expenses with clever savings and enjoyable experiences creates an engaging and aspirational travelogue.

Summary

A couple tests if living in France for two weeks can be cheaper than living in America for the same duration, starting with an expensive luggage fee but finding ways to save money on flights and food.

Structure

1Introduction to the challenge: living in France for two weeks on a $2000 budget.
2Initial setback: paying $200 for checked luggage.
3Compensating with airport burgers.
4Realizing they saved money by booking seats in the last row of the plane.
5Enjoying the free food and entertainment on the flight.
6Concluding the flight experience and looking forward to the rest of the trip.

Product placement

The video mentions Grindhouse burgers at the airport and shows the couple eating on the plane, implying these are part of the travel experience. The primary focus is on the cost comparison of living in France vs. America, not a specific product.

Call to action

Follow along to see how we fare for the next two weeks.

Original caption

Two weeks in france has officially begun! #LITMYEURO #mercurymedia

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On-screen text

EXPENSIVE IN AMERICA? ARE GOING AFTER WE USUALLY $2,000 GOING TO SEE IN FRANCE FOR LESS $1800 OUR LUGGAGE CHECKED, TOO HAPPY $1800 WE MADE UP AIRPORT THE $28.17 $1771.83 WE WERE BUDGET CALCULATIONS VIDEO, DEFINITELY THAT WE THIS AS TO OUR SEAT THE SECOND TO LAST ROW, SAVED $200 WAS ENTERTAINMENT NICE WAY FOR FREE HOW BON APETIT SEE HOW WE TWO WEEKS

Transcript

Is it expensive to live in America? Well my wife and I are going to test this out. After expenses, we usually spend about $2,000 to live. So we're going to see if we can live in France for less than $2,000 for two weeks. It didn't start out good. First, we had to pay $200 bucks for our luggage checked, we weren't too happy about that. But we made up for it by getting burgers from Grindhouse in the airport. Definitely worth the $28.17. While we were waiting, I double checked our budget calculations for this video, and we were definitely feeling nervous that we won't be able to accomplish this. As we got to our seat on the plane, I realized the second we booked seats in the last row, so we pretty much saved $200. Plus the food was delicious and we got free entertainment. Pretty nice way to get dinner for free. How was your food? Bon apetit. Follow along to see how we fare for the next two weeks.