Drinking water

2024: Which countries have the most expensive drinking water. Russia is in 155th place. Card

As a result of a study conducted in July 2024, it became known that Russia ranks 155th in the world ranking of countries in terms of the cost of drinking water, reflecting the relative availability of drinking water for the country's population. According to the data obtained, the price of one and a half liters of drinking water in Russia averages 55 cents when converted into US dollars. The data were obtained on the basis of calculations by RIA Novosti using open sources of information.

The leader in the high cost of drinking water is Monaco, where 1.5 liters of water will cost $5.8. It is followed by the Caribbean and Africa: Antigua and Barbuda ($2.59), Central African Republic ($2.49), Barbados ($2.48), Bahamas ($2.41), Costa Rica ($2.35), Grenada ($2.26) and Eritrea ($2.14).

It is noteworthy that USA they turned out to be the only major economy that entered the top ten countries with the most expensive drinking water. They took eighth place in the ranking with a price of $2.19 per 1.5 liters. Closes the top ten, Iceland where the same volume of water costs $2.04. The high cost of water in the United States is explained by a set of factors, including infrastructure costs and strict quality standards.

The study showed that in 77 countries of the world, the cost of one and a half liters of drinking water exceeds one dollar. At the same time, Russia is in the group of countries with relatively affordable water prices, along with China and Belarus. In these countries, thanks to sufficient water resources and a developed water supply infrastructure, the cost of a similar volume of water is about 55 cents.

Among the countries with the lowest prices for drinking water were some North African states: Nepal ($0.27), Iran and Peru ($0.26 each), Libya ($0.24) and Egypt ($0.18).^[1]

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