With so many costly living expenses to pay for, spending a fortune for expensive cleaning products just isn’t an option. Luckily, there are a ton of really useful and effective cleaning products available that cost less than $20.
We’ve compiled a list of dozens of inexpensive cleaning products that’ll become your new favorites, including a tiny vacuum, an easy-to-use microwave cleaner, a cool keyboard cleaner, and many more useful products.
Check out these 45 cleaning products that cost less than $20 for people who just don’t enjoy cleaning.
1) Toilet wand
Sometimes it’s hard to find the time to clean the toilet each week. But with a toilet wand, it becomes a lot easier. These wands are easier to use and work really well to clean yucky toilet grime.
2) Mold and mildew remover gel
Forget about spending hours scrubbing kitchen or bathroom tiles. Instead, mold and mildew remover gels cut your cleaning time down significantly. Gels like this one help loosen up the grime and mold so it’s easier to remove.
3) Red wine stain remover
Removing stains is a pain, but removing a red wine stain is the worst, especially if you spill it on your clothes, a rug, or any other type of material. Luckily, there are products like this one that works on either fresh or dried red wine stains. The product is cheap yet effective.
4) Water bottle cleaner
Water bottles are so hard to clean properly with a dish towel. But cleaners made specifically for water bottles are just what you need to do the job quickly and effectively. Products like this one make cleaning sports bottles, vases, and other glassware fast and easy.
5) Microfiber blind duster
Clean your blinds easily and quickly with a microfiber blind duster. This product will pick up all of the dust with very little effort. It saves time without costing a lot.
6) Tiny vacuum
Dubbed the World’s Smallest Vacuum, this cleaning tool fits into the smallest spaces. Plus, it claims to have excellent suction to get into every crevice. It works well on sucking up keyboard and other debris.
7) Heavy-duty cleaning wipes
For stubborn stains and grime on tools, countertops, and other surfaces, use heavy-duty cleaning wipes. They’re perfect for removing permanent market, nail polish remover, and other yucky residue. You can find some here.
8) Keyboard cleaning gel
This is an interesting solution to cleaning your keyboard. It looks like yellow slime, but lays right over your keyboard. Then peel it off and say goodbye to all the dust that was in between the keyboard keys.
9) Disposer foaming cleanser
One hates to picture what lurks inside their garbage disposal. The grime and gunk down there scares me just thinking about it. But this disposer foaming cleanser makes cleaning the disposer effortless. “Biodegradable packet cleans and scrubs away tough grunge and odor causing build-up from sidewalls, blades, under the splashguard and other hidden areas.”
10) Mop slippers
Why not make cleaning more fun? This product is less than $20 and works like a charm. “This Mop Slipper Shoe is specially designed to clean all kinds of various stubborn stains such as oil stain, coffee stain, hair, scraps, provide you with a more efficient cleaning experience.”
11) Carpet stain remover
Carpets see some tough times. From drink spills, to mud tracks, to pet accidents, your carpet needs a little love now and then. Products like Spot Shot can do the job quickly and inexpensively.
12) Dishwasher cleaner
A bottle of dishwasher cleaner helps keep your dishes grease free and sparkling clean. Finish Dual Action Dishwasher Cleaner costs under $5. Plus, it “breaks down and removes lime scale and grease build-up inside your dishwasher.”
13) Pink llama duster
Get your kids in on the act with this pink llama duster. It’ll make cleaning fun for them. Plus, it only costs $15.
14) Drill scrub brushes
Attaching scrub brushes to your drill will help you quickly clean dirty surfaces, like a bathtub, in minutes. It works great on grout to get rid of embedded grit. Plus, you don’t have to scrub until your arm hurts.
15) Pan scrubbers
Cleaning up dinner can be a major bummer. But with these pan scrubbers, it makes the process easier and much quicker. Get a set of two for $11.99 here.
16) Pet hair remover broom
If you have a cat or dog at home, then you know how much they shed. Vacuuming all the time can be a headache, so try this pet hair remover broom to sweep up the hair quickly. “The 100% natural rubber attracts pet hair like a magnet to easily remove fur from carpets, rugs, hardwood, and linoleum like regular brooms can never do.”
17) Flower toilet cleaning stamps
These flower toilet cleaning stamps are super helpful. You just stick them inside the toilet bow, and they do a lot of the work for you. Plus, the scent is wonderful.
18) Rust stain remover
Rust stain removers like Iron OUT Rust Stain Remover Spray Gel work quickly and effectively. Spray the surface a few times, wipe it down, and the tub or sink will look like new.
19) Cat scrubbers
Your kids will love this set of cute cat scrubbers. Their perfect for making dish washing fun. And they are guaranteed not to scratch your dishes.
20) Wood polish and conditioner
Using a wood polish and conditioner helps erase wood grime and damage in just a few minutes. This type of cleaner even works well for antique tables. Howard Feed-N-Wax Wood Polish & Conditioner “polishes all wood surfaces to a soft luster with a protective coating of Carnauba Wax and Beeswax.”
21) Microwave cleaner
There are actually “cleaner helpers” meant specifically to assist you in more easily cleaning your microwave. The Angry Mama microwave cleaner, for example, uses water and vinegar to help loosen caked-on food inside the microwave. I’ve tried this product, and it works perfectly at just $9.99.
22) Jetted tub cleaner
Cleaning a jetted tub is as easy as filling it up with water, running the jets, and then draining the tub. Using a cleaner like Oh Yuk easily cleans bathtubs, Jacuzzis, whirlpools, and pretty much anything with a jet. This particular product is $16.99.
23) Skull sponge holder
This is another cleaning aid under $20 that your kids will love. The skull sponge holder gives you an easy-to-access place to put your sponge when you’re done cleaning up. This product fits most sponge sizes.
24) Hair catcher
Do you hate it when your shower drain gets clogged up? Products like the Drain Hair Catcher are highly effective in intercepting hair from going all the way down the shower or bathtub drain.
25) Daily shower cleanser
Using shower spray on your shower once a day or every few days helps keep your bathtub and shower area free of any water and soap buildup. Just spray it on and squeegee it off. Method Daily Shower Spray has a eucalyptus mint smell, and costs only $14.24 for a two-pack.
26) Stamp-in toilet gel
A stamp-in toilet gels only takes seconds to apply, but it keeps cleaning your toilet for about a week. Just press it beneath the inside of the toilet rim. Then, replace it once it wears down.
27) Washing machine cleaning tablets
Washing machine cleaning tablets work extremely well if you want to eliminate musty smells, mildew, hard-water buildup, and mold. They’re cheap and help keep your clothing fresh and new. These tablets will work in any washer.
28) Cast-iron scrubber
Need to clean off hard-to-remove food off of your cast-iron skillet? Then just use a scrubber made for cleaning cast irons. They work perfectly, and the cleaning process only takes a few minutes.
29) Stainless steel cleaner and polish
If you have stainless steel kitchen appliances, then you know how they get smudged over time with fingerprints and grime. Stainless steel cleaner is perfect for quickly and effectively cleaning any stainless steel appliances, including sinks and refrigerators.
30) Magic Eraser
Magic Erasers, like the ones from Mr. Clean, work wonders if you need to remove things like crayon from walls or soap scum from the stovetop. It definitely works like magic! Plus, they’re cheap.
31) Deep-clean brushes
Deep cleaning brushes like the OXO Good Grips Deep Clean Brush set work well for grout, shower door tracks, and stove tops. These types of brush sets come with different sized brushes, which lets you get into tight spaces if necessary.
32) Microfiber cloths
Using microfiber cloths to wipe down windows and other surfaces helps keep them streak-free. Most of these types of cloths also absorb 10 times their weight in liquid. This way you don’t have to keep wasting paper towels to do easy cleaning jobs.
33) Electronics brush
If you need to clean off any type of electronic device or components, an electronics brush and rubber scraper, like the OXO Good Grips Electronics Cleaning Brush, works great. It clears away dirt and dust inside nooks and crannies you can’t get to without it.
34) Peachy Clean antimicrobial silicone scrubber
If your sponge starts smelling like mildew after a week, the Peachy Clean Scrubber is an amazing alternative. This all-silicone sponge is 100 percent resistant to mold, rinses clean of food residue, and won’t harbor bacteria, so it’s guaranteed to smell fresh for at least three months. It’s also flexible enough to get into hard-to-reach places, durable enough to clean baked-on food, and gentle enough to avoid scratching your kitchenware.
35) Fume-free oven cleaner
With a fume-free oven cleaner, such as Easy-Off, you just spray it on and leave it for a few minutes. Then wipe the oven clean. It makes cleaning your oven so much better without any nasty fumes. This is the perfect inexpensive cleaning product for busy individuals who need to clean fast.
36) Extendable pivoting scrubber
If you’re tired of having to clean hard-to-reach spots in the shower or bathtub, you need an extendable scrubber. Just like extendable dusters, the extendable, pivoting scrubber is invaluable when cleaning showers and bathtubs. It’s easy to maneuver and works well with a little scrubbing and rinsing.
37) Keurig cleaner
If you have a Keurig coffee or tea machine, then you know how awesome it is. But you also know how much of a hassle it is to clean. You can actually clean your Keurig machine with Quick & Clean Keurig cleaner cups. They remove grind buildup and residue.
38) Cutlery cleaner
If you don’t have a dishwasher or there are certain things in your collection that have to be washed by hand, a cutlery cleaner is a must. It fits comfortably in your hand and uses unique, wrap-around bristles to clean both sides of your utensils at once. It’s especially great for getting between fork tongs and keeping sharp blades away from your fingers.
39) Cyber Clean electronics cleaner
Since you touch them every single day, your electronics are a breeding ground for bacteria, but you don’t exactly want to spray them with bleach either. Cyber Clean is an odd but intriguing putty-like substance that’s made with a dirt-absorbing cleaning compound. As a result, it eliminates over 99 percent of germs and dust on your phone, screens, keyboard, or camera equipment. Most importantly, it does it all without damaging the delicate mechanisms inside, and you can use it over and over again.
40) Window-washing sponge and squeegee
Window-washing sets that include a sponge and squeegee are perfect for cleaning windows. And they reach up high so you don’t need to get out a ladder. This makes washing windows so much easier … and safer.
41) Disinfectant cleaning wipes
Want to disinfect while you clean? Products such as Lysol Dual-Action wipes disinfect while wiping away dirt and grime. After you use each towelette, you throw it away. Easy peasy!
42) Water bottle cleaner
You’re definitely doing something great for your health and the environment when you choose a reusable water bottle, but it’s not easy to clean inside all those nooks and crannies. But a tool like the OXO Good Grips Set has three durable brushes specifically made to clean your water bottle. It has a long brush to get to bottom of the bottle, a thin brush to get inside the straw, and a detail brush for intricate caps and lids. They all snap onto the included clip for easy storage and drying.
43) Hair brush cleaning tool
A hair brush cleaning tool takes the gross and arduous process of cleaning out your hair brushes and turns it into a two-minute job, thanks to its smart design. One side features long, semi-flexible bristles to loosen the strands, while the other has a five-prong pick that pulls it all out. That way, your brushes are efficient, well-ventilated, and actually clean.
44) Bleach pen
Use a bleach pen to clean grout more easily. A pen like the Clorox Bleach Pen allows you to target grimy grout areas, wait 10 minutes, and then rinse away. It’s a lot better than scrubbing forever!
45) Extendable duster
Extendable dusters, such as the Pure Care Microfiber Feather Duster, are totally helpful when reaching high places you’d usually need a ladder for. This particular brand has a washable microfiber head so you can clean it and reuse it. No more ladder climbing!
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So, which cleaning products under $20 will you try? I’m going to start with the mop slippers and red wine stain remover!