Funeral costs
A funeral price list is one of the few this site cannot quote, because the FTC Funeral Rule requires it to be handed to you rather than published. So this category starts with the structure of the bill and a way to add up the figures you were given.
Every guide in this category
What does a funeral bill actually itemise? No prices planning tool How much does a funeral cost? $1,900 basic services of funeral director and staff, the fee you cannot decline Checked 23 September 2026 Is cremation cheaper than burial? $1,650 direct cremation, from the same list and the same date as the burial below Checked 23 September 2026 How do you read a funeral price list? $1,900 the non-declinable first line, at a home that itemises everything Checked 23 September 2026 How much does a direct cremation cost? $1,290.00 to $3,015.00 direct cremation at a cremation-only provider, no viewing offered Checked 23 September 2026 What is a green burial? No prices planning tool What is on a casket price list? $1,295.00 to $11,235.00 the published casket range at one funeral home Checked 9 October 2026 How much does a headstone cost? $0 a government headstone or marker for an eligible Veteran, in any cemetery in the world Checked 26 September 2026
A bar for each guide above that publishes sourced price figures, 6 of them, sized by how many figures it carries.
Funeral 50 figures
Cremation vs burial 35 figures
Reading a price list 10 figures
Direct cremation 35 figures
Casket price list 14 figures
Headstone 12 figures