Tap water safety in Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

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

Lonely Planet

Tap water is not safe to drink. Use bottled or filtered water; for the former, look for the small round โ€˜SLSIโ€™ logo, which shows the water has been tested by the governmentโ€™s Sri Lanka Standards Institution (the majority of local brands).

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 63.69 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "High"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 358$ per year in Sri Lanka 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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