The price of direct cremation is the cheapest option, as it does not include additional services such as a wake or ceremony. Stelae offers a complete direct cremation service for families on a tighter budget or when a loved one expresses a desire for a simple funeral.
Direct cremation is an option that more and more families opt for due to its ease of service and price. It is a service that only includes the cremation of the deceased person and does not include a wake or a ceremony afterwards, this lowering the cost of the funeral service.
With this type of cremation, the price may vary (depending on the requirements of each family). However, it will always include the processing of legal documentation, collecting the deceased, the coffin, the transfer to the crematorium, the cremation, the cremation fees and the urn in which the ashes are delivered to the family.
Services: collection, transfer and cremation, eco-paper urn, custody and shipment of the urn, as well as free telephone counselling.
Includes STELAE SOFT services plus improvement of the urn (metallic) and legal management included.
Includes STELAE COMFORT services plus bamboo urn, enhanced casket and farewell to the deceased prior to cremation.
The space required for a cemetery grave is not the same as for a grave for ashes. Therefore, the price of the burial can change. Other factors also have an influence, such as municipal taxes, the length of the concession of the space, the additional funeral services that are contracted (maintenance, for example) or the rates of each funeral company.
At Stelae, not only can you take out a direct cremation service, but we can also take care of other matters such as the transfer of ashes inside and outside Spain.
Direct cremation is the cheapest funeral service. This is why families who cannot afford a more expensive funeral service, prefer them so they can be paid for without having to postpone and wait to finance them.
When opting for direct cremation after the death of a loved one, one of the things families will be thinking about is the economic aspect. As a simplified funeral service, it is cheaper than any other, but when deciding on this option, some of the costs are not always taken into account.
Direct cremation includes the collection of the deceased person, the transfer to the crematorium, cremation and delivery of the urn to the house, as well as all of the administrative procedures that need to be carried out. It is also necessary to have a coffin and, of course, the urn for the ashes.
But there are also other details to be considered for a cremation. For example, if the deceased had a pacemaker fitted, it is mandatory to remove it before the cremation can take place and this can sometimes increase the cost of the service. With Stelae, this cost is included in the price of the service.
The price of a direct cremation can vary mainly because of the difference between municipal taxes in each case. The cost is not the same in every city so the amount that families must pay will depend on the place where the cremation is being carried out. Stelae maintains the same price in all the cities where it operates in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
Another aspect that can influence the price of direct cremation is the type of urn chosen, as different options may be available.
The basic direct cremation service includes:
The price of direct cremation may vary depending on the municipal taxes of each locality, as well as the type of urn chosen, for example.
With a direct cremation, funeral costs are considerably reduced, as some services such as a wake or ceremony are not required. The average price is around €2,100 among the companies that offer this type of service.
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