The price of tap water in the United States varied greatly from city to city in 2021. One of the most expensive cities for tap water in the U.S. is San Francisco, where one cubic meter costs an average of **** U.S. dollars per cubic meter. In comparison, citizens in the Arizona state capital of Phoenix paid, on average, **** U.S. dollars per cubic meter. This is roughly ** percent lower than the U.S. average. Rising water bills in the U.S. Over the past decade, water bills in the U.S. have increased considerably in a number of major cities. In Austin, Texas, water bills rose by *** U.S. dollars between 2010 and 2018, an increase of *** percent. The sharp rising costs has left many in the United States with unaffordable water bills, especially in low income areas in cities such as New Orleans, Cleveland, and Santa Fe. U.S. water crisis One of the reasons for the rising water bills in the U.S. is the aging and deteriorating water infrastructure. In addition to rising bills, outdated treatment plants with leaking pipes have resulted in harmful toxins and chemicals contaminating drinking water. A number of highly populated cities in the U.S. have been found to have high concentrations of PFAs in tap water, exposing millions of people to potentially unsafe drinking water.

Of the selected cities shown, many of the lowest drinking water prices are in Asia. Mumbai, India had the lowest average tap water price in 2021, at just **** U.S. dollars per 100 cubic meters. The capital city of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bangalore had the second lowest water price, where 100 cubic meters of drinking water cost **** U.S. dollars. The city of Miami in the US American state of Florida has one of the lowest tap water prices outside Asia at ***** U.S. dollars per 100 cubic meters. Most expensive water prices The price of water varies around the world, with some of the highest found in Europe. For example, in Oslo, Norway, citizens pay an average of *** U.S. dollars per 100 cubic meters. In the United States, cities with high levels of water stress – such as Los Angeles and San Diego – also pay high prices for tap water. The cost of water in many U.S. cities has been increasing in recent years, with water bills in San Diego having increased by *** U.S. dollars between 2010 and 2018. Water consumption Globally, per capita water withdrawals are highest in the U.S., with the average American withdrawing ***** cubic meters of water a year. This is roughly twice the per capita withdrawals in Japan, and four times more than in Germany.

Of the selected European cities shown, the Norwegian capital of Oslo had the most expensive tap water in 2021, averaging **** U.S. dollars per cubic meter. This was followed by Germany's manufacturing hub Stuttgart, where 1,000 liters of tap water cost **** U.S. dollars. Europe has some of the most expensive tap water prices worldwide.

Russia Avg Producer Price: OKPD2: Drinking Water data was reported at 23.470 RUB/Cub m in Jan 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.430 RUB/Cub m for Dec 2018. Russia Avg Producer Price: OKPD2: Drinking Water data is updated monthly, averaging 22.320 RUB/Cub m from Jan 2017 (Median) to Jan 2019, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.470 RUB/Cub m in Jan 2019 and a record low of 21.060 RUB/Cub m in Jan 2017. Russia Avg Producer Price: OKPD2: Drinking Water data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Prices – Table RU.PB024: Average Producer Price: Electricity and Thermal Energy.

China Usage Price: 36 City Avg: Tap Water: Services Business Use data was reported at 4.920 RMB/Ton in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.920 RMB/Ton for Feb 2025. China Usage Price: 36 City Avg: Tap Water: Services Business Use data is updated monthly, averaging 4.430 RMB/Ton from Jan 2006 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 230 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.920 RMB/Ton in Mar 2025 and a record low of 3.380 RMB/Ton in Apr 2006. China Usage Price: 36 City Avg: Tap Water: Services Business Use data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Price Monitoring Center, NDRC. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PA: Price Monitoring Center, NDRC: 36 City Monthly Avg: Transaction Price: Production Material.

Of the selected cities shown, many of the highest tap water prices in 2021 are in European cities, with the most expensive in Moscow, Russia at ***** U.S. dollars per 100 cubic meters. This was followed by Vancouver, Canada where 100 cubic meters of water costed ***** U.S. dollars.

Public Water Systems (PWS) submit their annual reports with rate information using the Electronic Annual Report (EAR) submission process on the Drinking Water Information Clearinghouse (DRINC) portal, which is reviewed, and manually updated into the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). This includes the water rates reported by PWS in the EAR for years 2014 and 2015.

China Usage Price: 36 City Avg: Tap Water: Special Industry Use data was reported at 20.110 RMB/Ton in Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 20.110 RMB/Ton for Feb 2025. China Usage Price: 36 City Avg: Tap Water: Special Industry Use data is updated monthly, averaging 17.770 RMB/Ton from Jan 2006 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 230 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.240 RMB/Ton in Oct 2023 and a record low of 8.250 RMB/Ton in Apr 2006. China Usage Price: 36 City Avg: Tap Water: Special Industry Use data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Price Monitoring Center, NDRC. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Price – Table CN.PA: Price Monitoring Center, NDRC: 36 City Monthly Avg: Transaction Price: Production Material.

China Tap Water Production & Supply: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data was reported at 81.853 RMB bn in Oct 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.249 RMB bn for Sep 2015. China Tap Water Production & Supply: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 34.386 RMB bn from Dec 2003 (Median) to Oct 2015, with 97 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.239 RMB bn in Dec 2014 and a record low of 6.302 RMB bn in Feb 2006. China Tap Water Production & Supply: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Utility Sector – Table CN.RCA: Financial Data: Water Production and Supply: Tap Water Production and Supply.

China Tap Water Production & Supply: YoY: Selling and Distribution Cost: Year to Date data was reported at 9.246 % in Oct 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.732 % for Sep 2015. China Tap Water Production & Supply: YoY: Selling and Distribution Cost: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 12.283 % from Jan 2006 (Median) to Oct 2015, with 89 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.980 % in May 2007 and a record low of 5.309 % in Feb 2015. China Tap Water Production & Supply: YoY: Selling and Distribution Cost: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Utility Sector – Table CN.RCA: Financial Data: Water Production and Supply: Tap Water Production and Supply.

In 2023, the average selling price of industrial tap water in China amounted to ****** U.S. dollars per cubic meter. This was a decrease of *** percent compared to 2021.

This dataset presents the prices of collective sanitation and drinking water per municipality. The total of the two tariffs gives the total price per municipality, for a standard consumption of 120 m³ per year. Prices are given HT and TTC (from the year 2016).

In 2020, the price of drinking water in Spain was the most expensive in Catalonia, at some **** euros per cubic meter. This was followed by the Balearic Islands, where the cubic meter of drinking water costed **** euros. Meanwhile, drinking water was the cheapest in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, where the price stood at *** euros per cubic meter that year.

China Tap Water Production & Supply: YoY: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data was reported at 5.798 % in Oct 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.139 % for Sep 2015. China Tap Water Production & Supply: YoY: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data is updated monthly, averaging 10.884 % from Jan 2006 (Median) to Oct 2015, with 89 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.310 % in Feb 2009 and a record low of 3.544 % in Mar 2015. China Tap Water Production & Supply: YoY: Cost of Sales: Year to Date data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Utility Sector – Table CN.RCA: Financial Data: Water Production and Supply: Tap Water Production and Supply.

Learn about the factors that determine the wholesale price of packaged drinking water, including brand, quantity, packaging, and location. Understand the range of prices and how premium brands may charge higher wholesale prices. Compare prices and ensure competitive pricing and quality.

Data set used to estimate the autoregressive distributed lag (ADL) model to understand how water quality measures (e.g., raw water TOC and algal toxin) and other variables affect drinking water treatment costs at the Bob McEwen Water Treatment Plant in southwestern OH. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Heberling, M., J.I. Price, C. Nietch, M. Elovitz, N. Smucker, D.A. Schupp, A. Safwat, and T. Neyer. Linking Water Quality to Drinking Water Treatment Costs Using Time Series Analysis: Examining the Effect of a Treatment Plant Upgrade in Ohio. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, USA, 58(5): e2021WR031257, (2022).

The global market size of Tap Water Treatment Chemicals is $XX million in 2018 with XX CAGR from 2014 to 2018, and it is expected to reach $XX million by the end of 2024 with a CAGR of XX% from 2019 to 2024.
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* South America
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In 2020, the production cost of tap water in Japan stood at ***** Japanese yen per cubic meter of water. The figure decreased compared to around ***** yen in the previous year.

China Tap Water Production & Supply: Profit to Cost Ratio data was reported at 6.477 % in Oct 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.925 % for Sep 2015. China Tap Water Production & Supply: Profit to Cost Ratio data is updated monthly, averaging 0.635 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to Oct 2015, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.477 % in Oct 2015 and a record low of -8.196 % in Feb 2009. China Tap Water Production & Supply: Profit to Cost Ratio data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Utility Sector – Table CN.RCA: Financial Data: Water Production and Supply: Tap Water Production and Supply.

Data set contains sensitive PII and cannot be released publicly. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: contact Tim Wade (wade.tim@epa.gov). Format: Data include personally identifiable information collected from living individuals. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wade, T., A. Cohen, M. Raseduzzaman, B. O'Connell, T. Brown, T. Mami, L. Krometis, A. Hubbard, P. Scheuerman, M. Edwards, A. Darling, B. Pennala, S. Price, B. Lytton, E. Whettstone, S. Pholwat, S. Griffin, J. Kobylanski, and A. Egorov. Drinking Water Sources, Quality, and Associated Health Outcomes in Appalachian Virginia: A Risk Characterization Study in Two Counties. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK, 260: 114390, (2024).