Just how to pay for a funeral or cremation According to the National Funeral Directors Association, the average funeral cost in the United States in 2019 ranged from $6,645 for a cremation with a viewing and also funeral to $9,135 for a funeral service with a viewing, solution as well as safe. When burial ground costs are factored in, the total mean expense of a funeral service can go beyond $10,000. Also easy cremations with no solution can exceed the savings a household carries hand. (Read our complete coverage on funeral service, burial ground and cremation prices right here.).