The cost of living indexes were gathered for housing, groceries, utilities, healthcare and transportation, and overall annual expenditure totals for each living expense.
Here are the most expensive states for physicians to live in:
1. Hawaii
State cost of living index: 186
State annual expenditures: $124,486
2. Massachusetts
State cost of living index: 149.9
State annual expenditures: $100,325
3. California
State cost of living index: 138.7
State annual expenditures: $92,829
4. New York
State cost of living index: 135.7
State annual expenditures: $90,821
5. Alaska
State cost of living index: 125.5
State annual expenditures: $83,995
6. Maryland
State cost of living index: 124.1
State annual expenditures: $83,058
7. Oregon
State cost of living index: 122.2
State annual expenditures: $81,786
8. Vermont
State cost of living index: 116.4
State annual expenditures $77,904
9. Connecticut
State cost of living index: 115.4
State annual expenditures: $77,235
10. New Hampshire
State cost of living index: 114.7
State annual expenditures: $76,766
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