Tap water safety in Algeria ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Algeria is not safe to drink.

Lonely Planet

It's best to avoid drinking tap water unless you treat it first with water purifying pills. Bottled water is widely available.

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

According to the CDC tap water is generally not safe for consumption.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 55.7 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Moderate"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 183$ per year in Algeria by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.

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Like in most countries, water quality and accessibility differs from location to location, therefore it's the best to check the information available on that place.


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