How Is It Costveffective To Transport Bottled Water?

How Is It Costveffective To Transport Bottled Water? Transport costs range from a few cents per cubic meter to over a dollar. A 100 m vertical lift is about as costly as a 100 km horizontal transport (0.05-0.06$/m3). Transport makes desalinated water prohibitively expensive in highlands and continental interiors, but not elsewhere. How do they