What is a cubic meter of water?
A cubic meter (m3) of water is the equivalent to 1000 liters of water.
1m3 = 1000 liters
The cubic meter is the measurement unit used by the water providers to calculate the water cost based on an agreed cost per cubic meter.
Most of the houses have a water meter which measures the amount of water being consumed and if we are able to understand the value displayed by the meter we can calculate the water cost by ourselves.
As an example, the water meter below is showing a water consumption of 1,214 cubic meters (m3) which is the equivalent to 1214 liters.
1,214 cubic meters x 2 euro per cubic meter = 2,5 euro (approx.)
Water consumption calculator
For those which access to the water meter, it is quite simple to figure out the daily water consumption and the total cost. The calculator below calculates the water cost per year based on an average daily consumption.
For more useful calculators, have a look to our water consumption calculators page.
Reduce your water consumption
If you are interested on further increasing your knowledge and learning how to reduce your water consumption and save money, have a look to the ideas that we share in this video:
