Tap Water Vs. Bottled Water

It is no secret that bottled water costs more than tap water, but is it reasonable to state it costs 1,000 times more? It is very difficult to give an exact number for the difference between the two, but 1,000 to 2,000 times more is a reasonable estimate. This is based on the fact that on average, a gallon of bottled water costs $1.22. Protesters against bottled water industries use the highest prices of water bottles they can find as a way to show a bigger contrast between the two, essentially dissuading consumers from buying. Whether it’s by using the “fanciest” imported water, to using bottles that are larger and contain more water, to using packages of bottled water, each variable makes the price differences very difficult to distinguish.

Visual Model of Skewed Data
While in reality, median price differences between bottled water and tap water show a better example between the two, and are most likely 1,000 to 2,000 times more, it has always been obvious that the price will inevitably be higher. Advocates for ending the bottled water industry generally use the highest possible average, which greatly skews the data to the right as an attempt to show consumers that the business is not only cheating the environment, but the consumers. It is important to remember tap water is not only greener, but