Tap water safety in United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช

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

Lonely Planet

The UAE's tap water is perfectly safe to drink. It is desalinated water so it does have a slight taste.

Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)

According to the CDC tap water is generally safe for consumption.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 65.36 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "High"

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 475$ per year in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates, consider talking to your local contact to verify that. Old pipes could be leaking toxic material or water in that specific location could contain heavy metals or bacteria.

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