How Much Does it Cost to Die?

Low Priced Medium Priced High Priced United States Cremation Statistics Burial Clothes - men $170 to $400 Burial Clothes - women $95 to $350 % Cremation 2010 % Projections 2025% Burial Shroud $195 to $1,000 30.88% 38.15% 51.12% Burial Vaults Costs $795 to $900 $1,000 to $2,000 $2,200 to $14,000 Casket - cardboard / fiberboard $50 to $100 $150 to $300 $300 to $500 Casket - wood or metal $345 to $800 $1,000 to $3,000 $3,500 to $12,000 2005 Cremation 2005 Deaths Clergy / Celebrant $50 to $100 $150 to $250 $300 to $500 778,025 2,432,000 Death Certificate Fees $11 to$13 a copy Direct Burial Package $1,000 to $1,400 $1,600 to $1,800 $2,000 to $3,600 2005 2005 2005 21105 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 Direct Cremation Package $500 to $800 $1,000 to $1,500 $1,800 to $3,000 Embalming Fees $225 to $445 $500 to $680 $800 to $1,212 THE MOST EXPENSIVE FUNERAL was that of Alexander the Great, which would equal about $600,000,000 in today's money. Flowers $100 to $200 $220 to $360 $400 to $600 Funeral Ceremony Fees $200 to $350 $400 to $600 $700 to $1,425 How Much Does it Cost To Die? Funeral Homes' Basic Services $480 to $695 $1,205 to $1,880 $2,200 to $3,000 Grave Markers, Monuments $500 to $1,000 $1,200 to $2,000 $2,400 to $7,000 GENE RODDENBURY and Timothy Leary were the tirst celebrities to have their ashes sent into Grave Opening and Closing $300 to $1,000 space ( tor $4,800 per ash capsule ). Grave Plot $400 to $10,000 Grave Site Set Up $100- ask THE MOST ATTENDED dog's tuneral was in honor of Lazarus, belonging to Emperor Norton I, in San Francisco, in 1862. More than 10,000 people paid their respects. Graveside Service $200 to $300 $350 to $500 $550 to $1,700 Sources: NFDA, Funeral Site, Independent Advantage Guest Register Book $25 to $80 Hearse or Funeral Coach $150 to $225 $300 to $400 $450 to $530 Limousine or Lead Vehicle $75 to $135 $200 to $350 $425 to $520 COFFINS were created to keep the spirit of the corpse trapped beneath the earth, out of tear that the spirits would haunt the living. Musician around $150 Obituary $0 to $600 "Other Preparations",- cosmetology, dressing, casketing Printed Materials - 100 Programs $50 to $100 $125 to $215 $250 to $363 THE SLOW PACE of a tuneral procession is left Over from the days when caskets and carriages were adorned with candles (that blew out during quick movement). $40 to $80 Service Car or Flower Car $75 to $100 $150 to $300 $400 to $510 Storage and Refrigeration fees - "Custodial Care" or "Shelter of Remains" $35 per day $50 per day $100 per day Temporary Burial Marker around $20 BLACK CLOTHING was worn by mourners as Traditional Burial Package $2,620 to $3,000 $3,200 to $4,700 $5,000 to $6,000 Transportation of the body to the Funeral Home camoutlage to prevent the prowling spirit of the dead trom reentering the bodies of the living. $125 to $175 $200 to $330 $350 to $500 Urns $80 to $200 $250 to $350 $400 to $2,000 Viewing or Visițation Fees- funeral home facility and staff fee $150 to $250 $300 to $450 $500 to $1,175 Although Americans may have the greatest technology and tastest science to trap all kind of diseases, a research states that, no American has died of old age since 1951. Average Funeral Directors Salary: $139,112 $ 48,592 $ 58,533 FuneralFacts