Researchers compiled a cost of living index based on monthly living expenses, including housing and utilities, transportation, healthcare and groceries. The average cost of living index is 100.
Here are the least expensive states for physicians to live in:
1. Mississippi
State cost of living index: 83.3
2. Kansas
State cost of living index: 86.5
3. Alabama
State cost of living index: 87.9
4. Oklahoma
State cost of living index: 87.9
5. Georgia
State cost of living index: 88.8
6. Tennessee
State cost of living index: 89
7. Missouri
State cost of living index: 89.8
8. Iowa
State cost of living index: 89.9
9. West Virginia
State cost of living index: 90.5
10. Indiana
State cost of living index: 90.6
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