Tap water in Argentina
Not safe to drink
This reflects the CDC's travel health guidance for Argentina; no WHO coverage figure is published for this country. National figures describe a country, not the tap in front of you.
What the sources say
Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Argentina.
70.68/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “High”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.
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 ‘¿Se puede tomar el agua de la canilla?’ (Is the tap water drinkable?).
This is a national picture, and it varies. Some cities treat their water to a standard the country as a whole does not reach. Where the water is not safe, boiling, filtering or sealed bottles are the usual options, and ice and raw salad washed in tap water carry the same risk as the water itself.
What bottled water costs you here
Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 664$ a year in Argentina, and keep several hundred plastic bottles out of circulation.
Work out your own savingPlaces in Argentina
Water quality is local. These places have their own readings.