Financial Calculator

Funeral Costs Calculator for Final Expenses

We know funerals can be both mentally and financially stressful given the typical traditional funeral costs an average family about $8,000–$12,000. Our burial and final expenses calculator can help you understand why a funeral costs as much as it does.

Understanding how much the average funeral costs.

Funeral Costs Calculator

Our burial and final expenses calculator can help you understand the types of services you’ll need to prepare for, as well as average costs for each.

Funeral Costs Calculator

Services
Transportation
Burial Expenses
Other

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Staff and facilities services.

These are typical services and their average costs. You may adjust these values accordingly.

Basic Funeral Services Director

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Embalming

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Preparations of the Deceased

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Viewing and Ceremony

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Cemetery and Graveside

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Transportation services.

Transfer to Funeral Home

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Hearse

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Limousine

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Burial expenses.

Casket or Cremation Urn

Please enter a number 0 - 5,000.

Monument, Memorial or Tombstone

Please enter a number 0 - 5,000.

Other expenses.

Burial Clothing

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Floral Arrangements

Please enter a number 0 - 1,000.

Food

Please enter a number 0 - 3,000.

Airfare and Accommodations

Please enter a number 0 - 10,000.

Other

Please enter a number 0 - 20,000.

The results are hypothetical based on your input. Your results will vary. Any rates used are for illustrative purposes only and does not represent performance of any actual financial vehicle/strategies.Neither New York Life Insurance Company not its agents provide tax, legal or accounting advice. Please consult your own tax, legal or accounting professional before making any decisions.

Consider burial and final expenses insurance

These policies typically cover most costs relating to a funeral, helping to ease financial and emotional burdens during an incredibly stressful time. They are a prudent way to protect your loved ones.

When funeral insurance isn’t enough

Your family’s financial concerns will continue long after the funeral. Setting financial goals beyond burial costs can help leave a lasting legacy and provide security for your loved ones. That means making sure you’re protected by life insurance, whether it’s term or whole life.

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