Tap water safety in Argentina ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท

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

Lonely Planet

Argentina is a modern country with good health and dental services. Sanitation and hygiene at restaurants is relatively high, and tap water is generally safe to drink throughout the country. If you want to make sure, ask โ€˜ยฟSe puede tomar el agua de la canilla?โ€™ (Is the tap water drinkable?).

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 70.68 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "High"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 664$ per year in Argentina 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.