Just how to pay for a funeral or cremation According to the National Funeral Directors Organization, the mean funeral service expense in the United States in 2019 ranged from $6,645 for a cremation with a watching as well as memorial service to $9,135 for a funeral with a viewing, solution as well as safe. When cemetery prices are factored in, the overall typical price of a funeral can surpass $10,000. Also simple cremations without any solution can go beyond the savings a family has on hand. (Review our full protection on funeral, cemetery as well as cremation prices here.).