$20,000 to $30,000
After cremation is complete, the only standard cost is the cost of a cremation container to store the remains. This can cost as little as $50 for a scattering urn, up to several thousand dollars for an elaborate urn, a niche for the urn at a local cemetery, and a memorial. Burial Casket vs. Cremation Container. Burial caskets vary dramatically in cost. A wood or metal casket starts around $500, and can go up to $14,000, depending on the materials and construction. A casket is not needed for cremation 1 Strike Funeral Homes in Minnesota estimates that cremation with a ceremony costs $2,190-$4,785, not including a casket (which start at $775). 2  Total costs also depend on the disposition of the ashes after cremation. 3  See How Much Do Cremation Urns Cost and How Much Does Spreading Ashes Cost. 1 Fees for placing the urn in the niche, keeping records, etc. can add $150-$750, depending on whether it's in a public or private cemetery. 2  Burying cremation ashes can cost $800-$2,500 or more for the burial plot. 3  See How Much Does a Cemetery Plot or Gravesite Cost. But the main reason, as you might expect, is cost. Cremation is cheaper than burial. The average cost of a funeral today is about $6,500, including the typical $2,000-or-more cost of a casket. Add a burial vault, and the average jumps to around $7,700. A cremation, by contrast, typically costs a third of those amounts, or less.  The national average for the cost of cremation in 2013 is $2900, which is significantly less than typical burial costs. Even when families choose cremation burial or placement in a columbarium, the cost is significantly less than burial because these choices require less ground space and do not require a vault. Funeral & Burial Expenses. Typical funeral and burial expenses include the price of storage and preparation, a casket, burial vault or cemetery plot, headstone, and burial service. The average cost for these items is $20,000 to $30,000, and increase each year an average of 13%. California Cremation Costs. The average cost of cremation is a fraction of funeral and burial costs in California, less than a quarter of the $10,000+ cost of an average funeral and burial. With cremation, there is no need to embalm or to purchase a cemetery plot, casket, burial vault, or gravestone.  The cost of cremation typically ranges from $2,000 to $4,000 if arranged through a funeral home and from $1,500 to $3,000 if arranged directly through a crematory. Purchasing or renting a casket or container. Although these incidental charges can add a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to the cost of cremation, the item that's potentially the priciest is a casket, which can range from $500 for a simple wooden version to $35,000 or more for an ornate style. Cemetery Costs. Cemetery charges are based upon on what is owned and prepaid. Burial plots range from $1,200 to $3,000; a vault or grave liner (cement enclosure), will range in price from $700 to $3,700 and lastly, opening and closing the grave can cost from $1,400 to $3,500. Thus, there is no standard cost of a cremation. Nevertheless, cremations are mostly cheaper than traditional burials. The prices usually start around $600–700. Yet, people spend several thousand dollars on cremation and funeral services. According to the Cremation Research Council, the average cost of a direct cremation is $1,100. This process does not include a traditional funeral service involving viewing of the body before cremation. Consequently, you do not need to spend on a casket and embalming of the body.
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