Head of the State Budgetary Institution “Ritual Ekimov: On average, 135 thousand rubles are spent on funerals in Moscow 
Funeral in Moscow costs an average of 135 thousand rubles. This price was named in an interview with RBC by the head of the capital's largest funeral service, Ritual, Artem Yekimov.
According to him, people spend 100-110 thousand rubles on agency services, such as a coffin, hearse, transport, wreaths , and the burial or cremation itself costs about 35 thousand rubles. At the same time, we are not talking about the minimum price, but about the one that has developed in the agency.
Yekimov clarified that clients who turn to shadow agents may face much higher costs. For example, a ribbon with an engraving price of 100 rubles will cost them 1,500 rubles. If we talk about legal business, then the funeral check in Moscow has not grown much, either by inflation or due to new goods and services.
The head of Ritual noted that, in general, Muscovites are not inclined to save at funeral services. Therefore, the increase in the check is often associated not with the fact that the usual volume of services has become more expensive, but with the choice of more expensive products.
Earlier, Kommersant indicated that the revenue of funeral agencies in the first half of 2021 increased by 9 percent. although the increase in mortality was 16 percent. Then the experts drew attention to the decrease in the average check – in the country the cost of the funeral dropped from 50 thousand rubles to 20 thousand rubles.
The head of the National Center for the Development of Funeral Affairs Pavel Ulanov urged not to trust prompt calls from ritual agencies immediately after the death of a loved one … According to him, most likely, they are calling from dishonest agents, whose services will cost much more than if you choose an organization yourself.