Budapest Crowned World’s Dirtiest City in New Ranking
Budapest, Hungary – A new analysis of traveler reviews has named Budapest as the dirtiest city in the world, according to a report released Monday by luggage storage service Radical Storage.The ranking, based on a dissection of 70,000 Google reviews of the 10 most popular tourist attractions in 100 citiesโฃ from Euromonitor’s Top 100 City Destinations list, assessed the frequency of the words “clean” and โ”dirty” inโฃ reviews over โฃthe past year.
The study found that over 37.9% of cleanliness-related reviews of Budapest mentioned dirt or poor maintenance. Radical Storage attributes the issue to โa waste management system struggling to cope with a significant surge in tourism; Hungary’s tourism industry rose 8.3% in September, with โคBudapest โขitself experiencing a 12% jump compared to the same monthโ in 2024.
Rome, Italy, followedโ closely behind in second place, with 35.7% of reviews citing โขcleanliness concerns.Tourists frequently discuss the city’s โฃcleanliness issues on online forums, withโฃ one Reddit user commenting after multiple visits, โข”From what I’veโ seen, this city has โalways been dirtyโฆRome is a truly beautiful city, โbut its rubbish problem is truly repulsive.” Photos of overflowing garbage have become commonplace on social media, even attracting wild boars searching for food.
Rounding out the top three was Las Vegas,Nevada,where approximately 31% of reviews highlighted cleanliness issues. Radical โขStorage notedโ the challenges of maintainingโข cleanliness in a city operating 24/7, despite local initiatives like Pickโค Itโ Up Las Vegas. TripAdvisor users have described the city as a “complete garbage dump.”
Florence and Paris, Italy, secured the fourth andโ fifth positions, respectively. Milanโ and โVerona, Italy, completed the list, ranking sixth and seventh as the dirtiest cities, bringing the total number of Italian cities inโฃ theโค top seven to four.
(upd/wsw)
