Pricing Calculator

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Would you like a burial or a cremation?

This is the biggest factor in cost — choose the option that’s right for your family.

Burial

A service, followed by burial at a cemetery.

Cremation

With or without a service beforehand — your choice.

Do you wish to have a funeral service prior to the burial?

Yes

Have you already got a burial plot reserved?

Yes

Where would you like the service?

Chapel or religious place

Typically a donation or hire fee — from $300.

Traditional funeral parlour

Chapel hire at the funeral home — from $600.

Do you want a service, ceremony or life celebration?

Yes

Do you want the coffin present at the service?

Yes

Where would you like to hold it?

Traditional funeral parlour

Chapel hire at the funeral home — from $600.

Somewhere of your choosing

A beach, a pub, or another event space — set your own budget.

The gathering

Catering and drinks for guests after the service.

Catering for guests

Food and refreshments after the service

Book a wake

Drinks for guests afterward

Burial plot

Cemetery costs vary more than almost anything else — mostly by location.

Plot location

Regional — from $4,500

Metro — from $13,000

Premium metro — from $25,000

Includes an estimated $2,300 interment (opening/closing) fee.

How much are you prepared to spend on a coffin?

Prices range from a basic option to a premium finish.

$600$700$12,000

Viewings, transport & preparation

Additional viewings

Beyond the one usually included — $300 each

Extra funeral cars

Additional limousines or family cars — $500 each

Embalming / body preparation

Typically needed for viewings or a delay before the service

Memorial personalisation

Optional touches that make the memorial feel personal — priced at typical Australian market rates.

Spiritual leader or celebrant

Around $500

A tribute video

Around $350

Live streaming

Around $250

Flowers

Around $300

Order of Service & Thank You card design

Around $150

Memorial book with photos

Around $180

Memorial website, including RSVP management

Around $200

Event management assistance

Around $400

Funeral director & cremation

The professional fee is the one charge no family can decline — it covers coordination, paperwork and staff. It varies most by the type of provider, not the service itself.

Funeral director’s professional fee

Independent provider (est., e.g. Tomorrow Funerals) — from $2,220

Traditional funeral home — from $3,200

Large / corporate provider — from $5,500

Plus a $900 cremation fee, paid directly to the crematorium.

Paperwork

Death certificates

Certified copies — around $65 each, needed for banks and insurers

Estimated total

$3,700

Based on the choices selected — indicative only

Where it’s going

Ways to bring this down

Based on what’s selected above — these are the actual savings available from here, not general advice.

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