What costs more: Cremation vs. Burial?

[Mike 03]

Any estimates would be appreciated too.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Burial.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Well, if I got cremated, I'd want to do it Gonzo-style so that'd cost mad money

And I don't think Johnny Depp would fund it for me.

I'd prefer to be buried, I think.

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Depends on the locale.

Cremation is usually cheaper, but often not by much. Different locales have different county codes regarding the type of vault necessary to use to confine the coffin underground.

Yeah, it's kind of sick how much I know about this fucking subject.

[Mike 03]

5. I think, um, Carmel, California? That area?

Somewhere in the Northern California area.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. I would check with several funeral homes in the area about their

'complete' packages. And, I mean make sure you get the 'complete' figure. Not this a la carte crap.

[hyphenate]

4. burial=5000 to 8000

depending on the casket, the "amenities" a funeral home provides, yada, yada.

A cremation is about $1500-$2000 depending on where you are in the country. Like most people, I want my ashes scattered over the Atlantic Ocean. No use in burying me--I'd rather not be bug food.

[Mike 03]

6. Pacific Ocean?

lol, I appreciate your post.

I respect your opinion.

[OhioChick]

9. They've been advertising cremation in the Cleveland area....$900 bucks. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. It's about the same here in Maine too.

[Left Is Write]

8. That depends on whether the cremation takes place at the end of Ocean's Eleven.

[ornotna]

10. This is Florida

But you can get an Idea.

http://affinitycremation.com/prices.html

[DeepBlueC]

11. a simple burial in CT will go $10,000

Not the cardboard box simple, but a decent looking wood casket, a blanket of evergreens with some callas. No extravaganza.

[Blue Diadem]

12. I remember going over the list with the funeral home for burial.

It's been a while, but I remember there being a list of separate charges that in most cases wouldn't apply to a cremation. These are some of the separate listings I remember:


Casket, from the very simple to the extreme. Prices vary. Waterproof caskets cost more and yes, they'll play to your emotions on that.

Concrete Vault/burial liner. There was a price range on these going into the thousands.

Opening the gravesite

Use of the facilities. It varies from: no visitation, morning of the funeral visitation, to one or two day visitation. Each additional day adds up. 13 yrs ago I remember seeing the charge as $1500 for a day visitation.

This one really blew my mind, there was a parking lot charge and again each day of visitation added an additional charge.

There are extra costs as well if they place the obituary, if they get the death certificates for you, etc. And...a weekend funeral can be very expensive.

My Fil was the latest where we had info about the total cost of the funeral. His was $12000 in 2001. He was buried on a Sunday with a full Sat. visitation. They charged double for a Sunday funeral.

[lost-in-nj]

14. Burial

I have had to do both


even with a wake a cremation was cheaper

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[quakerboy]

15. Cremation 700-2000 here

We just went through the options with my grandma.

[emilyg]

18. About the same here. We wnt that option for Mom and Dad.

[lost-in-nj]

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[UndertheOcean]

17. How about just being dumped in some river , free !

The shell is not the person