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Direct Burial
Burial · San Francisco, CA
How much does a burial cost in San Francisco?
Average burial and full-service funeral prices in San Francisco, plot and plot-adjacent costs, and local providers.
Updated July 2026
IndependentPrices sourced from providers5 providers in San FranciscoUpdated July 2026How we source this
In San Francisco, burial typically runs between $1,850 and $2,650, with a local median around $1,975 based on 3 priced providers. Calla compares the 5 providers below in San Francisco, California on price, what's included, and reviews. 1 of them has a published price list on file with Calla. The most-reviewed highly rated option is Cemetery and Golden Gate Bridge Overlook (4.8 stars across 68 reviews).
What burial costs in San Francisco
$1,850
Low
$1,975
Typical (median)
$2,650
High
Based on 3 local prices Calla tracks.
At a median of $1,975, San Francisco sits below the typical national range of $7,000–$9,000 for a funeral with burial.
What does the price usually include?
A typical burial price covers the items on the left. The items on the right are common add-ons billed separately — ask each provider for an itemized list.
Included
- The funeral home's basic services and staff fee
- Transfer and preparation of the deceased
- A viewing or funeral service and use of facilities
- Coordination of permits and paperwork
- Hearse and transport to the cemetery
Usually extra
- The cemetery plot or grave space
- A casket and, where required, a burial vault or liner
- Opening and closing the grave (a cemetery fee)
- The headstone or grave marker
- Certified copies of the death certificate
Which providers serve San Francisco?
See our ranked best burial in San Francisco →
2
World War II West Coast Memorial
4.9(47)
San Francisco, CA
- Burial
Pricing on request
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3
Cemetery and Golden Gate Bridge Overlook
4.8(68)
San Francisco, CA
- Burial
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
Pricing on request
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5
U.S. Merchant Marine Hospital Cemetery
5.0(2)
San Francisco, CA
- Burial
Pricing on request
Call for an itemized quote
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