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What’s the average cost of a funeral?

What’s the average cost of a funeral?

The average cost for a funeral is about $8,000 – $20,000. The funeral cost is broken into three parts: The Funeral Home, The Cemetery and The Grave Site

The Funeral Home:

  • Casket $3,000- $12,000
  • Funeral director’s basic services fee $1,500- $3,000
  • Embalming and body preparation $600- $1,200
  • Funeral Ceremony and viewing $1,000- $2,000
  • Miscellaneous $600- $1,200

(hearse, death certificates, obituary, etc.)

The Cemetery:

  • Grave space $1,000- $3,000
  • Cost to dig the grave $1,000- $3,000

(sometimes called the open/close fee)

The Grave Site:

  • Headstone $2,000
  • Grave Marker $1,000