Funeral cost calculator

Build an itemized planning estimate. Enter prices from each provider's General Price List, which every funeral home must give you under the FTC Funeral Rule. Leave anything you don't need blank.

Planning estimate only. This is not a price quote from Postell's Mortuary or another funeral provider. We don't pre-fill average prices, because they vary widely between providers and change often.

1. Type of arrangement

Traditional funeral with burialGraveside service with burialImmediate (direct) burialFuneral service, then cremationCremation with memorial serviceDirect cremation

2. Funeral home services

Basic services of funeral director and staffUsually non-declinable; already included in direct cremation and immediate burial prices.
Direct cremation or immediate burial price (from the GPL range)Includes the basic services fee.
Transfer of remains to the funeral home
Embalming (optional)Not required by law in most cases.
Other preparation (dressing, cosmetology) (optional)
Viewing / visitation (facilities and staff) (optional)
Funeral ceremony (facilities and staff) (optional)
Memorial service (facilities and staff) (optional)
Graveside service (equipment and staff) (optional)

3. Casket, urn, and containers

Casket (purchase or rental)You may supply your own.
Urn (optional)Optional; you may supply your own.
Outer burial container (vault or liner)Often a cemetery requirement.

4. Cemetery or crematory

Cemetery plot or niche
Opening and closing of the grave
Headstone or marker (and installation) (optional)
Crematory fee (if not included above) (optional)
Medical examiner cremation authorization (if listed separately) (optional)
Placement of cremated remains (niche or burial) (optional)

5. Transportation and other items

Hearse (optional)
Limousine or family car (optional)
Out-of-area transportation (forwarding/receiving, airline) (optional)
Flowers (optional)
Obituary notices (optional)
Clergy or officiant honorarium (optional)
Reception or repast (optional)
Programs, memorial cards, guest book (optional)
Miscellaneous (optional)

6. Death certificates

Number of certified copiesNot sure? Try the death certificate planner.

Price per copy

$10 is the fee the Florida Department of Health in Orange County listed as of September 2026 (source). Other ordering methods cost different amounts.

Estimated planning total

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Planning estimate only. This is not a price quote from Postell's Mortuary or another funeral provider.

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How to use this estimate

• Ask two or three providers for their General Price Lists and run the calculator for each, or use the comparison worksheet.
• Cemetery charges come from the cemetery's own price list, not the funeral home's.
• Read funeral costs in Orlando for what each item means and your rights.