Costly carsThe Great Lakes State -- the undisputed birthplace of automobile manufacturing -- is the most expensive state for car ownership, according to data from Move.org. It costs about $5,264.58 every year to own a car in the United StatesThe average Michigan resident pays $9,304.28 every year for their car. Look at this stunning gap between Michigan and the next most expensive state to own a car, Florida:That’s a gap of more than $2,000 annually. Compared to this, Michigan’s minimum insurance cost of $5,740 seems incredibly expensive, according to the data. As you probably know by now, car insurance is so expensive in Michigan because the state requires the most expensive minimum coverage levels in the country.