Tap water safety in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ)

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Ho Chi Minh City is not safe to drink.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 37 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Scientific reports

We are working on providing you with scientific reports about the water quality in Ho Chi Minh City, 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 387$ per year in Ho Chi Minh City 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.

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Like in most countries, water quality and accessibility differs from location to location, therefore it's the best to check the information available on that place.