Tap Water Vs Bottled Water Cost

Ok so we ve made the cost argument.

Tap water vs bottled water cost.

One gallon 3 8 liters of tap water costs roughly 0 005 in the united states while the same amount of bottled water obtained from combining single serving water bottles costs around 9 47. According to the ibwa the average cost per gallon of bottled water not counting imported or sparkling waters was 1 21 in 2013. But in most cases tap water is often safe and less expensive in comparison with bottled water. Most municipal water costs less than 1 cent per gallon while a bottle of water typically costs over 1 for 20 ounces.

That means that priced by the gallon. Environmental protection agency epa. According to abc news most bottled water is just reprocessed tap water. On average bottled water can cost from 0 89 to 8 26 per gallon.

That doesn t sound too bad until you look at the cost of tap water which is 2 per every thousand gallons according to the u s. The environmental protection agency regulates tap water while the fda regulates bottled water. The bottled water industry grossed a total of 11 8 billion on those 9 7 billion gallons in 2012 making bottled water about 1 22 gallon nationwide and 300x the cost of a gallon of tap water. But how about the purity argument.