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By Marton Eder

June 27, 2024 at 7:49 AM UTC

Some of the world’s most liveable cities in Australia and Canada are slipping down the rankings due to acute housing shortages, an issue that governments around the world are struggling to remedy.

Melbourne, Sydney and Vancouver have all fallen in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Global Liveability Index due to scarce rental properties and high home prices. Toronto has also lost ground, dropping out of the top 10 ranking.