Table 3.

Summary of per-facility capital costs and recurrent costs to meet basic water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste service standards in the least-developed countries (2020 US$)

	Capital costs	Recurrent costs
Water
Non-hospital, rural, piped	5757 (2125–23 750); 38	2000 (500–5289); 35
Non-hospital, rural, on premises	15 601 (6875–28 726); 38	1700 (500–4500); 35
Non-hospital, urban, piped	5000 (2000–9000); 37	1500 (500–3030); 33
Non-hospital, urban, on premises	17 500 (5000–28 330); 33	1425 (500–3450); 30
Hospital, piped	4500 (2000–20 000); 34	2000 (1200–5000); 25
Sanitation
Non-hospital, septic	12 000 (6000–17 376); 40	855 (350–2000); 30
Non-hospital, sewerage	8700 (5000–13 500); 25	300 (150–600); 21
Hospital, septic	18 000 (10 000–30 000); 34	2050 (808–3500); 28
Hospital, sewerage	10 000 (7000–24 000); 25	1000 (600–2006); 20
Hygiene
Non-hospital	1200 (463–3500); 38	330 (200–950); 34
Hospital	2500 (1107–6690); 34	1500 (403–3000); 29
Waste management
Non-hospital	10 159 (3000–15 000); 38	1750 (500–3918); 30
Hospital	21 000 (15 000–50 000); 34	4250 (1500–10 500); 28

Data are median (IQR); n. n is the number of least-developed countries for which cost data were reported on the per-facility cost survey.