Tap water safety in Lusaka (Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ)

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

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 31 / 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 Lusaka, 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 1095$ per year in Lusaka 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.