Title: The Average Cost of a Funeral in 2020 | The Ascent
Headings: The Average Cost of a Funeral in 2020
The Average Cost of a Funeral in 2020
Key findings
Average funeral costs
Funeral cost breakdown
Average cremation costs
Cremation cost breakdown
How many people choose cremation?
Funerals vary in cost by region
Consumers face funeral expenses with clouded judgment
There are options for making funerals cheaper
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Content: A funeral with services includes most of the same things whether the deceased is buried or cremated. For example, consumers still need to pay for basic services, rent the funeral home, and print materials for the funeral service. But they can save some money over the cost of a burial, because they don't have to pay for expensive items like a casket, opening and closing of the grave site, and transportation to the cemetery. In general, it's a good idea to budget around $7,000. Let's take a look at where that number comes from. Cremation cost breakdown
The NFDA provides insight into these costs as well: Cremation cost breakdown - Infogram
While many of the costs remain the same, there's a significant difference between a funeral with a traditional burial and one with a cremation -- about $2,500 with the cost of a burial vault, a cremation casket, and an urn. But consumers may incur some of the extra costs in the table above, as well. How many people choose cremation? Cremation is becoming more popular around the world, with some countries reaching rates of over 90%.