Tap water safety in Cameroon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

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

Lonely Planet

Tap water is not drinkable in Cameroon. Be careful also to avoid iced drinks. Buy bottled water, use a purifier or drink boiled water.

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 31.52 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 876$ per year in Cameroon 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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