The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be played in just over 20 days and the World Cup atmosphere is already beginning to breathe. Some fans who will be attending the ecumenical event to accompany their teams have already started preparations and logistics before going on the trip.
That’s how it goes a Mexican fan who decided to settle things in advance and start saving so he could pay for this adventure which also provides for large expenses, such as the cost of tickets, accommodation, meals, transfers and others.
Through the social network TikTok, this fan, identified as Jorge Aguilar, uploaded a video in which he shows the plastic drum he used two years ago to fill with five and 10 peso coins.according to what was seen on the video.
In the audiovisual, this can be seen as in the company of several people, Aguilar breaks his “piggy bank” with a knife and prepares to take out all the coins arrange them in small towers.
After the first video with over 450,000 likes, 7,500,000 million copies and almost 2,000 comments, this Mexican fan shared the second part. to the question of an Internet user about the amount of money collected.
In the second clip the user shows the coins already organized and shows that the amount saved in these two years was MXN 32,200.at the exchange rate of the official currency used in Qatar, this would be about 6,000 Qatari riyals, and at the US exchange rate, up to 1,600 US dollars.
A trip to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will cost around 40,000 Mexican pesos or $1,400 including plane tickets, accommodation and taxes.. According to the AirBNB platform, the cost of living can be $173 for the cheapest option and a single room. An apartment for three would already cost more than $800.
Low value-added tickets can be purchased from official sales for around $70. All these prices are indicative for people traveling from Mexico or the US. The amounts may vary depending on the country of origin.
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Source: La Opinion
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