Tap water safety in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ)

๐Ÿ‘ In general, the water may be safe to drink in Ashgabat.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 66 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "High"

Scientific reports

We are working on providing you with scientific reports about the water quality in Ashgabat, if you know a reliable source for that feel free to shoot us a message in the chat below or in the comments!

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 292$ per year in Ashgabat 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.

Warning

Even though drinking water might be considered safe, if you plan to travel to Ashgabat, consider talking to your local contact to verify that. Old pipes could be leaking toxic material or water in that specific country could contain heavy metals or bacteria.