The invention discloses a cleaning tool and a balancing vehicle for cleaning a balancing vehicle. The balancing vehicle comprises a housing, and the cleaning tool is arranged on the housing. The cleaning tool is arranged on the shell of the balancing vehicle, as that balancing vehicle can be carried with clean tools at any time and anywhere, the balancing vehicle can be cleaned with clean tools atany time and anywhere according to the needs, and the dilemma that a user of the balancing vehicle cannot find a suitable cleaning tool when the balancing vehicle needs to be cleaned in the process of outdoor use of the balancing vehicle is avoided. In addition, when the balancing vehicle is impacted, if the impacted part is the housing covered by the cleaning tool, the cleaning tool will cancelout a part of the impacted external force, thereby reducing the force impacting the housing and protecting the housing.