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Lowest Pollution

Cities ranked by cleaner-air pollution score.

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Oslo

Norway

8.2out of 10
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Zurich

Switzerland

8.4out of 10
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Helsinki

Finland

8.1out of 10
4.

Geneva

Switzerland

8.4out of 10
5.

Copenhagen

Denmark

8.3out of 10
6.

Stockholm

Sweden

8.2out of 10
7.

Sydney

Australia

8.4out of 10
8.

Auckland

New Zealand

7.9out of 10
9.

Melbourne

Australia

8.3out of 10
10.

Singapore

Singapore

8.5out of 10
11.

Vienna

Austria

8.2out of 10
12.

Vancouver

Canada

8.0out of 10
13.

Lisbon

Portugal

8.3out of 10
14.

Ljubljana

Slovenia

7.8out of 10
15.

Tallinn

Estonia

7.7out of 10
16.

Tokyo

Japan

8.2out of 10
17.

Vilnius

Lithuania

7.8out of 10
18.

Toronto

Canada

7.9out of 10
19.

Munich

Germany

8.1out of 10
20.

Osaka

Japan

8.1out of 10
21.

Dublin

Ireland

7.9out of 10
22.

Porto

Portugal

8.0out of 10
23.

Berlin

Germany

7.9out of 10
24.

Valencia

Spain

7.9out of 10
25.

Amsterdam

Netherlands

8.0out of 10
26.

Prague

Czechia

7.8out of 10
27.

Hamburg

Germany

7.9out of 10
28.

Montevideo

Uruguay

7.2out of 10
29.

Zagreb

Croatia

7.5out of 10
30.

Bratislava

Slovakia

7.6out of 10
31.

Taipei

Taiwan

8.1out of 10
32.

Cape Town

South Africa

6.7out of 10
33.

Madrid

Spain

7.9out of 10
34.

Warsaw

Poland

7.6out of 10
35.

Budapest

Hungary

7.4out of 10
36.

Brussels

Belgium

7.5out of 10
37.

Barcelona

Spain

7.8out of 10
38.

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

8.0out of 10
39.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

8.0out of 10
40.

Rome

Italy

7.5out of 10
41.

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

8.0out of 10
42.

Buenos Aires

Argentina

6.8out of 10
43.

Doha

Qatar

7.8out of 10
44.

Seoul

South Korea

7.9out of 10
45.

Bucharest

Romania

7.3out of 10
46.

Milan

Italy

7.6out of 10
47.

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

7.5out of 10
48.

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

7.5out of 10
49.

Santiago

Chile

7.2out of 10
50.

Johannesburg

South Africa

6.3out of 10
51.

Athens

Greece

7.1out of 10
52.

Bengaluru

India

7.0out of 10
53.

Nairobi

Kenya

6.4out of 10
54.

Bangkok

Thailand

7.1out of 10
55.

Bogotá

Colombia

6.7out of 10
56.

Lima

Peru

6.5out of 10
57.

São Paulo

Brazil

6.4out of 10
58.

Jakarta

Indonesia

6.6out of 10
59.

Mexico City

Mexico

6.1out of 10
60.

Mumbai

India

6.2out of 10
61.

Delhi

India

5.6out of 10

How To Use This Lowest Pollution Ranking

This list highlights cities with cleaner-air indicators to support healthier daily living conditions.

Best for: People sensitive to air quality or prioritizing cleaner environmental conditions.

Next step: Cross-check low-pollution cities with healthcare quality and affordability.

Why This Category Matters

Category rankings help you avoid generic city lists by focusing on one decision priority at a time. This approach makes your shortlist more relevant and easier to compare.

Once you have a shortlist, open individual city pages for deeper context and use compare tools to confirm tradeoffs before making relocation decisions.