Hawaii is a notoriously exorbitant place to live, as reflected by its 193.3 score in the index (by contrast, the average index is 100).

The Aloha State has the dubious honor of having the country's highest score for housing, despite the fact that it levies the country's lowest property tax rate.

It also has the nation's highest grocery prices to boot, the steepest utility bills, and dearest transportation costs, not to mention expensive healthcare and one of the most punishing rates of income tax. It's perhaps less Aloha and more Al-no-a...