Title: Dying abroad | Expat finance | The Guardian
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Content: The cost of moving mortal remains depends, for instance, on body weight, location of death and transport. To move a body from the US to Kenya, for instance, is estimated to cost between $6,000 and $10,000. There is no international tariff for fees levied by funeral directors across different countries. Paperwork requirements, medical costs, mortuary charges and embalming (or autopsy, if needed) fees will vary hugely. Apart from cross-border considerations, there is the expense of the burial or cremation itself in the country of final rest. On average you can expect to pay around $6,500 for an all-in burial in the UK and $4,000 for a cremation, according to funeral directors Rowland Brothers International. Australia and the United States cost more. ' In Australia this works out about one-third more expensive than England and for the US, it's half again more costly,' explains Roland. ' The price of interment in Spain is about double that of England.' Be warned, though, that burial is not necessarily a one-off expense.