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#201: Cost of Water AP080599 (fwd)
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Cost Estimates on Water Around World
.c The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
The World Commission on Water for the 21st Century estimated the gap between
the cost of tap water and water sold by vendors in several world cities and
gathered the most recent data on the cost of water in several countries.
WATER GAP
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 100 times as much for water from vendors.
Karachi, Pakistan - 83 times.
Jakarta, Indonesia - 60 times.
Cairo, Egypt - 40 times.
Dhaka, Bangladesh - 25 times.
Guayaquil, Equador - 20 times.
Lima, Peru - 17 times.
Lagos, Nigeria - 11 times.
Nairobi, Kenya - 11 times.
Tunis, Tunisia - 10 times.
Cali, Colombia - 10 times.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - 5 times.
COST OF WATER - INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES
Canada - 31 cents per cubic meter.
United States - 40-80 cents.
Spain - 47 cents.
Ireland - 61 cents.
Sweden - 69 cents.
Italy - 70 cents.
Finland - 77 cents.
Britain - $1.28.
Netherlands - $1.30.
France - $1.35.
Belgium - $1.55.
Germany - $2.16.
COST OF WATER- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Algeria - 27-57 cents per cubic meter.
Botswana - 28 cents-$1.48
India - 1-80 cents.
Madagascar - 39 cents.
Namibia - 22-45 cents.
Pakistan - 6-10 cents.
Sudan - 8-10 cents.
Taiwan - 25-42 cents.
Tanzania - 6-24 cents.
Uganda - 38-59 cents.
AP-NY-08-05-99 1754EDT
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