Yeah, I followed you there.
Honestly, I thought it could be higher. Then compared with US it really depends of how much they earn, and some has a really high salary there.
Counting on the average I guess welfare does better, but I’ve on my side only Tuscany in Italy (which is between the best five), and Stockholm. Coming from Sicily probably I would have rated walfare a bit worse 😕.
Talking seriously, I’ve been in some places where the tap water was disgusting. Probably safe but still undrinkable.