Hawaii has the highest annual cost of living for retirees, with high tax rates and home prices.
Here is the annual cost of a comfortable retirement in all 50 states:
Note: Figures include total expected annual expenditures plus a 20% comfort buffer.
Alabama: $61,176
Alaska: $86,868
Arizona: $76,730
Arkansas: $61,454
California: $100,687
Colorado: $70,689
Connecticut: $78,605
Delaware: $70,064
Florida: $71,592
Georgia: $63,398
Hawaii: $129,296
Idaho: $70,203
Illinois: $64,787
Indiana: $62,704
Iowa: $62,565
Kansas: $60,620
Kentucky: $64,301
Louisiana: $63,954
Maine: $77,286
Maryland: $80,688
Massachusetts: $100,201
Michigan: $63,745
Minnesota: $65,828
Mississippi: $61,315
Missouri: $61,454
Montana: $65,689
Nebraska: $64,856
Nevada: $71,314
New Hampshire: $78,883
New Jersey: $78,952
New Mexico: $64,995
New York: $85,480
North Carolina: $68,398
North Dakota: $64,440
Ohio: $65,273
Oklahoma: $59,995
Oregon: $79,230
Pennsylvania: $66,384
Rhode Island: $78,744
South Carolina: $67,773
South Dakota: $64,856
Tennessee: $62,704
Texas: $64,162
Utah: $71,453
Vermont: $79,647
Virginia: $70,342
Washington: $79,925
West Virginia: $58,190
Wisconsin: $67,356
Wyoming: $66,037
