Toronto ranks seventh (tied with Tokyo, Japan) out of the 140 most livable cities in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. Cities are rated across five categories; stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. In each of the categories, cities are given a score between 1 and 100, where 1 is considered intolerable and 100 is considered ideal. Once all category scores are compiled and weighted, an overall score is given between 1 and 100. Toronto received an overall score of 97.2. Toronto received high scores (100) in stability, healthcare and education. Toronto’s lowest score (89.3) was in infrastructure.
| Ranking | City |
| 1 | Vienna, Austria |
| 2 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 3 | Sydney, Australia |
| 4 | Osaka, Japan |
| 5 | Calgary, Canada |
| 6 | Vancouver, Canada |
| 7 (tied) | Toronto, Canada |
| 7 (tied) | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 10 | Adelaide, Australia |