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Norway’s Oslo emerged as the city where a bottle of water is most expensive, costing $1.84 (₹134.50) and is almost triple the median price in 120 cities surveyed by Holidu, a search engine for vacation rentals.
USA’s Virginia Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Sweden’s Stockholm are the next most expensive locales to purchase a 16.9-ounce (500-milliliter) bottle of water, Holidu said. The company’s Water Price Index compares and analyzes the costs of tap and bottled water in 30 U.S. and 120 cities worldwide, selected due to their popularity as tourist destinations.
Bengaluru featured among the places where water is cheapest, at $0.13 (₹9.45).
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