Cost Type | Price |
Funeral home’s basic service fee (nondeclinable) | $2,100 |
Transporting remains to funeral home | $325 |
Embalming | $725 |
Preparing the body in other ways, such as makeup and hair styling | $250 |
Facilities and staff to manage a viewing | $425 |
Facilities and staff to manage a funeral ceremony | $500 |
Hearse | $325 |
Service Car | $150 |
Basic memorial printed package | $160 |
Metal casket | $2,400 |
Median cost of funeral with viewing and burial | $7,360 |
Vault (often required by cemeteries) | $1,395 |
Cost with Vault | $8,755 |
Other Costs | Price |
Obituary Publishing | $300 |
Probate Lawyer | $1,500 |
Flowers and wreaths | $300 |
Basic catering for 30 people | $750 |
Basic Headstone or grave marker | $1,750 |
Estimated Average Total with Other Costs | $13,355 |
Source: National Funeral Directors Association