Costs
2025 California funeral costs
Itemized costs for a traditional burial: funeral home, cemetery, and everything else. Choosing cremation lowers the cemetery portion significantly. Korean terms are shown under each item so you can talk through the list with your parents.
| Category | Estimated range |
|---|---|
| Funeral Home Costs장의사 비용 | $5,100 – $31,900 |
| Cemetery Costs묘지 비용 | $17,800 – $50,115 |
| Additional Costs그 밖의 비용 | $3,600 – $9,200 |
Funeral Home Costs
Paid to the funeral home. The casket is where the range is widest.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Basic Services of Funeral Director & Staff기본 서비스 (24시간 법적 절차) | $2,895 |
| Transfer of Body to Funeral Home운구 | $695 |
| Use of Chapel (4 Hours)장의사 채플 4시간 사용 | $1,495 |
| Funeral Service장례식 예배 | $595 |
| Graveside Service묘지 하관 예배 | $445 |
| Embalming염 (엠바밍) | $895 |
| Bathing, Cosmetizing & Dressing목욕, 미용, 수의 | $695 |
| Hearse영구차 | $495 |
| Service Vehicle서비스 차량 | $295 |
| Wood Casket나무관 | $2,850 – $25,950 |
| Cremation화장 비용 | $600 |
| Permit퍼밋 | $12 |
| Death Certificates (3)사망진단서 3부 | $63 |
| Taxes세금 | Additional |
| Total | $5,100 – $31,900 |
Cemetery Costs
Paid to the cemetery, separately from the funeral home.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Space, Lot, Mausoleum, Niche묘지 (땅, 납골당, 벽묘) | $15,000 – $28,000 |
| Opening & Closing땅 개폐 작업 | $1,795 – $2,300 |
| Grave Marker비석 | $895 – $2,800 |
| Grave Marker Installation비석 설치 | $895 – $1,295 |
| Burial Vault겉관 | $955 – $14,500 |
| Vault Installation겉관 설치 | $955 – $1,250 |
| Flower Vase꽃병 | $75 – $200 |
| Total | $17,800 – $50,115 |
Additional Costs
Costs outside the funeral home and cemetery. These depend on what the family chooses.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Flower Casket Spray관꽃 | $300 – $650 |
| Funeral Flowers세우는 꽃 (조화) | $80 – $2,000 |
| Motorcycle Escorts (2)오토바이 에스코트 2대 | $350 |
| Obituary Service Fee신문 부고 | $0 – $1,200 |
| Church Service Fee교회 사용료 | $350 – $1,000 |
| Clergy/Church Honorarium장례 예배 헌금 | $200 – $1,000 |
| Catering/Repass식사 대접 | $1,000 – $3,000 |
| Total | $3,600 – $9,200 |
These are estimated ranges for 2025. Actual prices differ by funeral home and cemetery and rise every year. A funeral home must give you its itemized General Price List when you ask, so request one before you sign anything.
What would it cost for our family?
Burial or cremation, which cemetery, what kind of service: each choice moves the total. Tell Maria your situation and she can narrow the range.