Here Are The 15 Most Expensive U.S States

Just as prices vary worldwide, the cost of living in the U.S. can vary drastically from state to state. And from city to city, too: In San Francisco, residents report that even on a $160,000 salary you can feel like you’re making barely enough to get by.

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GO Banking Rates ranked all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia according to cost of living to determine the most and least expensive places across the country.

To determine the order, GOBankingRates evaluated each state and Washington D.C. on six factors critical to the cost of living, using data from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. These metrics include housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, health care and miscellaneous expenses.

All of the data was then indexed in comparison to the average cost of living in the U.S. to determine if each state is more or less expensive than average and by how much.

Here are the top 15 expensive U.S states!

15. Washington

Housing: 7.3 percent more expensive
Transportation: 16.9 percent more expensiveGroceries: 7.4 percent more expensive

14. Maine

Housing: 21.9 percent more expensive
Transportation: 9.4 percent more expensive Groceries: 4.1 percent more expensive

13. Oregon

Housing: 35.6 percent more expensive
Transportation: 14 percent more expensive Groceries: 6.8 percent more expensive

12. New Hampshire

Housing: 18.1 percent more expensive
Transportation: 6.4 percent more expensive Groceries: 6.8 percent more expensive

11. New Jersey

Housing: 49.9 percent more expensive
Transportation: 6.5 percent more expensive Groceries: 4.2 percent more expensive

10. Rhode Island

Housing: 38.1 percent more expensive
Transportation: 1.4 percent more expensive Groceries: 6.8 percent more expensive

9. Vermont

Housing: 49.9 percent more expensive
Transportation: 16.7 percent more expensive Groceries: 8.6 percent more expensive

8. Maryland

Housing: 76.9 percent more expensive
Transportation: 6.3 percent more expensive Groceries: 13.3 percent more expensive

7. Connecticut

Housing: 57 percent more expensive
Transportation: 13.6 percent more expensive Groceries: 28.3 percent more expensive

6. Alaska

Housing: 40.4 percent more expensive
Transportation: 29.2 percent more expensive Groceries: 37.1 percent more expensive

5. Massachusetts

Housing: 75 percent more expensive
Transportation: 8.9 percent more expensive Groceries: 11.6 percent more expensive

4. California

Housing: 92.7 percent more expensive
Transportation: 30.1 percent more expensive Groceries: 15.8 percent more expensive

3. New York

Housing: 98.3 percent more expensive
Transportation: 14.2 percent more expensive Groceries: 10.3 percent more expensive

2. District of Columbia

Housing: 134.6 percent more expensive
Transportation: 4.3 percent more expensive Groceries: 17.4 percent more expensive

1. Hawaii

Housing: 130.3 percent more expensive
Transportation: 34.1 percent more expensive Groceries: 55 percent more expensive

Source: cnbc

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