IT'S a subject none of us like to think about but a new survey shows that, in many instances, where you're from in Ireland determines the likely costs of your death and burial.
A total of 296 members of The Irish Funeral Directors Association were approached with responses received from 84 members.
Only counties with enough information provided were included in the county-by-county breakdown below.
Here's what the Funeral Price Index revealed...
The standard funeral cost is €4,062.
This covers removal and care of the deceased, embalming, removal to church/cemetery, hearse, funeral directors fee and coffin but excludes items such as a church offering, priest, music, obituary notice and the cost of a burial plot or cremation service.
Average cost of a standard funeral - county breakdown:
Clare: €5,000
Sligo: €5,000
Wicklow: €4,883
Tipperary: €4,772
Laois: €4,500
Waterford: €4,160
Mayo: €4,350
Meath: €3,900
Galway: €3,860
Dublin: €3,845
Cork: €3,804
Limerick: €3,791
Cavan: €3,575
Kerry: €3,550
Monaghan: €3,500
Down: €3,500
Wexford: €3,408
Average cost of a standard coffin - county breakdown:
The cost of a coffin can make a difference to the final funeral bill.
The cost of a coffin can make a difference to the final funeral bill. What’s described as a standard coffin is most affordable in Waterford at €1,177 and most expensive in Kerry and Laois - each costing €2,000.
Laois: €2,000
Kerry: €2,000
Dublin: €1,750
Galway: €1,683
Tipperary: €1,650
Wexford: €1,500
Mayo: €1,500
Cork: €1,399
Limerick: €1,338
Kerry: €1,215
Clare: €1,200
Waterford: €1,100
Average cost of a burial plot - county breakdown:
A nationwide high cost of €32,000 was quoted for a double plot at a graveyard in Deansgrange Dublin - the same sized plot in Shanganagh, Dublin was quoted at €5,600.
The average cost of a plot is €1,908.
Dublin: €11,766
Cork: €1,575
Galway: €1,258
Waterford: €1,113
Kerry: €900
Limerick: €880
Tipperary: €717
Laois: €800
Mayo: €800
Tipperary: €717
Wexford: €650
Clare: €525
Average cost of disbursements - county breakdown:
These include costs for everything from a church offering, priest, sacristan, singer, organist, flowers, obituary notice, radio, doctors and coroners fee.
Laois: €1,440
Galway: €1,242
Dublin: €1,177
Mayo: €1,098
Kerry: €985
Waterford: €951
Tipperary: €819
Cork: €818
Clare: €720
Limerick: €573
Kerry: €470
The cost of cremation:
Cremation costs were highest in Cork at €770, behind Dublin at €682 - with the lowest in Galway at €527.
