Average Funeral Cost in Alabama

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Location
Traditional Full Service Burial
$8,428
Average
Full Service Cremation
$6,137
Average
Affordable Burial
$5,041
Average
Direct Cremation
$2,032
Average

Average Cost of Funeral Service Components in Alabama

Traditional Full Service Burial
Traditional Full Service Burial includes funeral home basic service fee, embalming and care of body, a visitation or wake prior to the funeral, a service at either church or funeral home chapel, a funeral procession to the grave site and a committal service prior to the burial. The average cost of a casket is included.
Full Service Cremation
Full Service Cremation includes a visitation or wake prior to the funeral, a service at either church or funeral home chapel and basic cremation services, which include removal of deceased from the place of death, transfer to the crematory, and cremation services. The average cost of a cremation casket is included. Unless an urn has been purchased separately, the ashes are generally returned to the family in a cardboard box.
Affordable Burial
Affordable Burial, sometimes known as Immediate or Direct Burial, is the burial of a body without embalming, viewing or services. It includes basic services fee and transportation of the body from the place of death to the cemetery. The average cost of a basic casket is included.
Direct Cremation
Direct Cremation includes removal of the deceased from the place of death, transfer to the crematory, and cremation services. The average cost of an alternative cremation container is included. Unless an urn has been purchased separately, the ashes are generally returned to the family in a cardboard box.
Service Type
Low
High
Average
Traditional Full Service Burial
Low$5,430
High$15,715
Average$8,428
Full Service Cremation
Low$3,197
High$12,935
Average$6,137
Affordable Burial
Low$2,850
High$8,870
Average$5,041
Direct cremation
Low$695
High$4,475
Average$2,032
* Includes industry average prices for some merchandise. See below for information on merchandise costs.

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Average Funeral Merchandise Prices

Funeralocity has included national average prices for some merchandise items in the calculation of average funeral prices. Families may decide to select merchandise that is less or more expensive than the average. Values given here are the most recent national averages from the National Funeral Directors Association.
$3,500
Metal casket
$150
Alternative cremation container
$295
Urn
$175
Basic memorial printed package
$995
Rental casket
$1,200
Cremation casket

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