Exactly how to spend for a funeral service or cremation According to the National Funeral Directors Association, the median funeral service cost in the USA in 2019 ranged from $6,645 for a cremation with a viewing as well as funeral to $9,135 for a funeral with a watching, solution and vault. When burial ground expenses are factored in, the complete median cost of a funeral can exceed $10,000. Even simple cremations with no solution can surpass the financial savings a family members carries hand. (Read our full insurance coverage on funeral, cemetery and cremation costs here.).