A vacuum cleaner includes a fan motor generating air current, a main body receiving the fan motor, a wheel allowing the main body to smoothly move, a flexible connecting hose extending from the main body, an expandable extending tube connected to the connecting holes, a suction nozzle connected to an end of the extending tube to suck outer air, an inner sound absorption member disposed around the fan motor to absorb noise generated by the fan motor, a casing disposed around the inner sound absorption member to enclose the fan motor, the casing being provided with an air hole through which the air is exhausted in a side direction of the fan motor, and an outer sound absorption member disposed around the casing to absorb the noise generated by the fan motor.