Tap water in Taiwan, Province of China

Not safe to drink

This reflects the CDC's travel health guidance for Taiwan, Province of China; 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

US CDC Travelers' Health

Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Taiwan, Province of China.

Numbeo

55.32/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “Moderate”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

Lonely Planet

Drinkable in Taipei without treatment but still best to boil or filter. Filtered hot and cold water from dispensers is available in every hotel, guesthouse and visitor information centre so it's handy to bring your own bottle. Ice is usually fine at restaurants. Shaved ice (with fruit) is usually fine but take a look at the conditions in the shop.

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 869$ a year in Taiwan, Province of China, and keep several hundred plastic bottles out of circulation.

Work out your own saving

Places in Taiwan, Province of China

Water quality is local. These places have their own readings.

Elsewhere in Asia