Cemetery charges

Cemetery charges include the burial plot, from $400 to $4,000; grave liner, a cement enclosure that keeps the ground at the burial site stable, costing from $500 to $1,000 and opening and closing the grave, $350 to $1,500. Optional charges include a vault, a heavier reinforced liner, which runs anywhere from $1,200 to $15,000 and a graveside service, which costs from $50 to $500.

Item

Funeral home
Casket
Urn
Obituary
Flowers
Wake
Church
Police escort
Hearse
Limousine
Cemetery
 

Total

Low cost

$1,500
$500
$650
$50
$150
$250
Free
$200
$300
$100
$1,250
 

$4,950

High cost

$3,000
$25,000
$5,900
$1,000
$650
$1,900
$800
$500
$450
$500
$22,000
 

$61,700