Total cost of the burial

The total cost of a burial depends on the products and services you choose, the time between the death and the burial, as well as the location - prices are very different in towns and cities, and between particular service providers.

The funeral benefit, that is a maximum of four thousand Polish zlotys (PLN 4,000.00), does not cover all expenses.

If you want to make the total cost of the burial as low as possible, you can resign from things that are not required. Here is a list of necessary expenses you can’t avoid:

• transport and storage of the body;

• a coffin - even if you choose cremation, the body must be put in a coffin;

• in case of cremation: the incineration and an urn;

• cemetery plot fee and fee for digging the grave, or paying for placement of the urn in a columbarium;

• the funeral service provided by the funeral home;

• in case of a religious funeral - the funeral officiant (priest) fee.

Note: Check if the VAT invoice you get from the funeral home includes the word “coffin” (trumna). This is necessary to receive the funeral grant.