Title: How much does it cost to die in cities around the world?—Hopes&Fears
Headings: How much does it cost to die in cities around the world?
City Index How much does it cost to die in cities around the world?
Tokyo
$1,629 - $80,393
¥200,000 to ¥10 million
Mexico City
$482 - $11,568
7,500-180,000 Pesos
New York City
$8,000 - $10,000
Toronto
$1,135 - $9,727
$1,400 - 12,000 CAD
London
$7,433
Beijing
$6,905
42,837 Yuan
Rome
$6,767
Johannesburg
$3,218
Dubai
$1,906 - $2,722
7,000-10,000 Dh
Moscow
$830

Content: From 2001 to 2011, the cost of a funeral in Italy has risen by 53%. Johannesburg
South Africa
$3,218
40,000 ZAR
National AVERAGE FUNERAL COST: 38,750 ZAR
South Africa has a death rate of 17 per 1,000 people every year, which is almost twice the international average. The burial cost varies from 7,500 R to 70,000 R.
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
$1,906 - $2,722
7,000-10,000 Dh
National average funeral cost: 8,500 Dh
In the UAE, the burial costs and process depend upon the religion of the deceased. For example, Christian cemetery fees cost in the range of 1,100 Dh for adults and 350 Dh for children. Also, the large amount of expats in Dubai presents high costs for the transport of remains. According to the Bureau of Statistics, in 2012 88.5%, or 7.31 million out of the 8.3 million residents of Dubai are expats. Caskets sold by Al-Shindagha Trading Company, the only approved manufacturer of caskets for transport of remains, cost 1,200 to 2,300 dirhams. Transporting a body to India can cost up to 5,000 Dh.