Digital Nomad Cities by Cleanliness: Tier List

This tier list places every city by its Cleanliness score alone, our 1 to 10 rating for cleanliness. It is one of the 13 factors behind the overall Nomad Score, isolated here so you can see which cities lead on cleanliness and which lag.

Tiers follow the Cleanliness score: S is 9 to 10, A is 8, B is 7, C is 6, D is 5, F is below 5. Tap any city for its full breakdown, or see the all-round tier list and the ranked lists.

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Overall

All cities tier list

By region

EuropeAsiaLatin AmericaAfricaMiddle EastNorth America & the CaribbeanOceania

By country

SpainMexicoThailandPortugalIndonesiaVietnamColombiaItaly

By category

AffordabilityWiFiSafetyClimateNightlifeNatureFoodNomad communityEnglishVisa accessCultureAir quality

For a kind of nomad

Female nomadsTight budgetFirst-timersFamiliesParty sceneBest value

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Frequently asked questions

What is this tier list based on?

Each city is placed purely by its Cleanliness score, our 1 to 10 rating for cleanliness. S tier is 9 to 10, down to F for below 5.

Which cities are S tier?

Tokyo, Singapore, Zurich, Lucerne, Dubai, Vienna, Geneva, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Reykjavik, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Queenstown, Stavanger, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Basel, Lausanne, Bergen, Gothenburg, Malmö, Aarhus, Tampere, San Sebastián, Bath, Trondheim, Tromsø, Turku, Oulu, Luxembourg City, Freiburg, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Calgary, Victoria, Ottawa, Canberra, Naha, Gyeongju, Jeonju, Nara, Matsumoto, Takayama, Kobe, Kamakura, Nikko, Hakone, Hallstatt, Lauterbrunnen, Reine, Wanaka, Zermatt, Shirakawa-go, Geiranger, Giethoorn, Delft, Koyasan, Kurashiki, Matsue, Riquewihr, Quebec City, Sendai, Dunedin. S tier is deliberately rare.

Is a lower-tier city a bad place to live?

Not necessarily. The tiers rank one dimension, so a lower-tier city can still be a great fit if it is strong in the things you care about most. Open any city to see its full breakdown.

How often is it updated?

It is generated directly from our city data, so it updates whenever scores change or new cities are added.