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Cleanest Cities in the World 2026

Top 20 cleanest cities ranked by overall cleanliness. Spotless streets, well-maintained public spaces.

Updated July 2026

Singapore, Singapore tops our 2026 ranking of the cleanest cities in the world. Browse the full list of 100 destinations below.

9/10

Singapore

9/10

Hokkaido

Japan

9/10

Kyoto

Japan

9/10

Helsinki

Finland

9/10

Kagoshima

Japan

9/10

Himeji

Japan

9/10

Kanazawa

Japan

9/10

Tallinn

Estonia

9/10

Zurich

Switzerland

#10

9/10

Gifu

Japan

#11

9/10

Nara

Japan

#12

9/10

Malmö

Sweden

#13

9/10

Irvine

United States

#14

9/10

Bergen

Norway

#15

9/10

Hakodate

Japan

#16

9/10

Trondheim

Norway

#17

9/10

Genève

Switzerland

#18

9/10

Reykjavík

Iceland

#19

9/10

Luzern

Switzerland

#20

9/10

Minami-Alps

Japan

#21

9/10

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Germany

#22

9/10

Füssen

Germany

#23

9/10

Hakone

Japan

#24

9/10

Svolvaer

Norway

#25

9/10

Thingvellir

Iceland

#26

9/10

Hallstatt

Austria

#27

9/10

Humlebæk

Denmark

#28

9/10

Interlaken

Switzerland

#29

9/10

Kiso

Japan

#30

9/10

Montreux

Switzerland

#31

9/10

Norway

#32

9/10

Savonlinna

Finland

#33

9/10

Schaffhausen

Switzerland

#34

9/10

Takayama

Japan

#35

9/10

Yoshino

Japan

#36

9/10

Yoshino-chō

Japan

#37

9/10

Zermatt

Switzerland

#38

9/10

Zürich

Switzerland

#39

8.5/10

Queenstown

New Zealand

#40

8/10

Tokyo

Japan

#41

8/10

Bavaria

Germany

#42

8/10

Osaka

Japan

#43

8/10

Taipei City

Taiwan

#44

8/10

Sapporo

Japan

#45

8/10

Vienna

Austria

#46

8/10

Doha

Qatar

#47

8/10

Kobe

Japan

#48

8/10

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

#49

8/10

Okinawa

Japan

#50

8/10

Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

#51

8/10

Adelaide

Australia

#52

8/10

Calgary

Canada

#53

8/10

Hiroshima

Japan

#54

8/10

Stockholm

Sweden

#55

8/10

Copenhagen

Denmark

#56

8/10

Oslo

Norway

#57

8/10

Göteborg

Sverige

#58

8/10

Dresden

Germany

#59

8/10

Miyazaki

Japan

#60

8/10

Ras Al Khaimah

United Arab Emirates

#61

8/10

Nara-shi

Japan

#62

8/10

Malmö

Sverige

#63

8/10

Shinjuku

Japan

#64

8/10

Asahikawa

Japan

#65

8/10

Ljubljana

Slovenia

#66

8/10

Graz

Austria

#67

8/10

Strasbourg

France

#68

8/10

Matsumoto

Japan

#69

8/10

Fujairah

United Arab Emirates

#70

8/10

Donostia / San Sebastián

Spain

#71

8/10

Potsdam

Germany

#72

8/10

Basel

Switzerland

#73

8/10

Salzburg

Austria

#74

8/10

Lanzarote

Spain

#75

8/10

Innsbruck

Austria

#76

8/10

Bruges

Belgium

#77

8/10

Trento

Italy

#78

8/10

Koblenz

Germany

#79

8/10

Maribor

Slovenia

#80

8/10

Jena

Germany

#81

8/10

Trier

Germany

#82

8/10

Versailles

France

#83

8/10

Galway

Ireland

#84

8/10

Hardenberg

Netherlands

#85

8/10

Pärnu

Estonia

#86

8/10

Kilkenny

Ireland

#87

8/10

Triberg

Germany

#88

8/10

Furano

Japan

#89

8/10

Banff

Canada

#90

8/10

Keflavík

Iceland

#91

8/10

Bled

Slovenia

#92

8/10

Windermere

United Kingdom

#93

8/10

Matamata

New Zealand

#94

8/10

Bovec

Slovenia

#95

8/10

Killarney

Canada

#96

8/10

Billund

Denmark

#97

8/10

Cape reinga

New Zealand

#98

8/10

Cascais

Portugal

#99

8/10

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

France

#100

8/10

Fujinomiya

Japan

Frequently asked questions

What is the cleanest city in the world?

Singapore, Singapore is the cleanest city in the world in 2026, based on City Buddy's data across hundreds of destinations. See the full ranking below.

What are the top 10 cleanest cities in the world (2026)?

1. Singapore, Singapore; 2. Hokkaido, Japan; 3. Kyoto, Japan; 4. Helsinki, Finland; 5. Kagoshima, Japan; 6. Himeji, Japan; 7. Kanazawa, Japan; 8. Tallinn, Estonia; 9. Zurich, Switzerland; 10. Gifu, Japan.