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FAQs

How much does a funeral package cost in Jamaica? ›

Holding funerals in Jamaica is big business. With an annual death toll of 22,500 people, and an average funeral cost of $280,000, it means funerals in Jamaica are a $6.3-billion industry of direct expenditure.

Service Corporation International (SCI) is the largest funeral home company in the world, with a network of over 2,000 locations across the United States and Canada.

Direct cremation packages in Ontario cost $1,000 to $4,000. By comparison, a typical traditional cremation funeral in Ontario that includes a viewing or visitation and/or reception or repast in Ontario costs between $7,500 and $10,000.

The most expensive part of a funeral is typically the basic services fee of a funeral home. The median cost of basic services fees is about $2,300. If you choose a traditional funeral and burial, your highest cost will likely be a metal casket. Metal caskets can cost around $2,500.

A direct cremation (cremation without a service) is more affordable than a traditional funeral. Paying for a cremation in advance with a funeral plan is a great way to protect against rising costs.

Just ask the Blumberg family – Heather, Arryn and their children Rafferty and Noa – who purchased an 1880s "Gothic mansion" to transform into their family dream home. In an episode of We Bought A Funeral Home, which you can watch for free on 9Now, the family were visited by a former resident named Linda.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for funeral home managers is $72,110 per year (as of May 2022). The median annual salary for morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers was $51,570 that same year.

As with any business, owning a funeral home can be profitable, provided you practice good business habits. Death care is also considered a recession-proof profession, as funeral home spending remains relatively constant even during times of economic downturn.

Direct cremation is the least expensive way to bury your loves one. It is done respectfully, and gives your and your family time to find the most personal and affordable burial option.

When you are cremated do you get your own ashes? ›

After the cremation process is complete, you receive three to seven pounds of remains that look white and feel soft like ashes. What's returned to you is the person's skeleton. Once you burn off all the water, soft tissues, and cremation container/casket, etc., all that's left is bone.

Low-Cost Cremation

Direct cremation is the most affordable final arrangement. The direct cremation cost varies, but you should expect to pay between $2,000 and $5,000 depending on the city you live in and how much the funeral home charges.

The Funeral Grant has been increased from $90,000 to $150,000. The increase is applicable to claims for eligible contributors, pensioners, and their spouses who have died on or since April 1, 2023.

We did cremation. It is much, much cheaper and if you want, the funeral parlour will rent you a casket if you want to do the cremation later. That's what we did with my father, but with my mother we didn't even bother with that, we just did it. It costs much less," she divulged.

In Jamaica, there is a celebration called nine night. When a loved one passes, people will gather in someone's yard and celebrate their life for nine nights up until the day of the burial to help say goodbye to the departed as they travel to the afterlife.