Is Tap Water in San José safe Drinking water?

Daniel_T Active member

Member since 10 April 2015

Daniel_TActive member17 October 2016 18:35:26

Is all of the tap water in San José safe to drink?

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ExpatDave Serial expat

Member since 27 September 2011

ExpatDaveSerial expat18 October 2016 14:24:03

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Assuming you're not in the ghetto area of San Jose, yes, very safe. That's been my experience and what I've read.

samramon ViP

Member since 11 January 2011

samramonViP23 October 2016 17:27:42

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I've stayed in many cheap hotels and went to many hole in the wall little sodas in San Jose and all over the country here and never gotten sick from drinking the tap water.
The only time I ever got sick from water was when I swallowed a mouthful while swimming in the ocean at Jaco years ago. Not sure if it's still that dirty but at that time it was known to be dirty - (but I didn't know).

Christopher Howard Member

Member since 19 March 2016

Christopher HowardMember24 October 2016 17:23:05

I have lived in Costa Rica for almost 40 and the water is safe to drink almost everywhere in the country including San José. —unlike Ecuador, Nicaragua and Mexico.

Christopher Howard
liveincostarica.com