BURIAL, CREMATION, AND EXHUMATION
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo offers a variety of burial options that will suit your individual needs. We will guide and help you choose the right option for your loved ones.
Cemeteries and crematoria tariffs as of 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 are as follows:
| CATEGORY A CEMETERIES (WEST PARK, BRIXTON, BRAAMFONTEIN) | ||
| FIRST BURIAL | ||
| Adult | R3 432,40 | |
| Child | R1 714,40 | |
| SECOND BURIAL (RE-OPEN) | ||
| Standard Coffin | R517,69 | |
| Casket Coffin | R948,70 | |
| WEEKEND AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY TARIFF (WEST PARK CEMETERY ONLY) | ||
| Standard Coffin | R1 427,86 | |
| Casket Coffin | R1 857,67 | |
| BURIAL OF ASHES: NEW GROUND | ||
| Adult | R3 432,40 | |
| Child | R1 714,40 | |
| NON-RESIDENT BURIALS (Standard practice between municipalities excluding cremations). |
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| Adult | R10 296,01 | |
| Child | R5 137,17 | |
| CATEGORY B (ALL OTHER CEMETERIES) | ||
| FIRST BURIAL | ||
| Adult | R2 146,62 | |
| Child | R1 075, 11 | |
| SECOND BURIAL | ||
| Standard Coffin | R517,69 | |
| Casket Coffin | R948,70 | |
| BURIAL OF ASHES: NEW GRAVE | ||
| Adult | R2 146,62 | |
| Child | R1 075,11 | |
| NON-RESIDENT BURIALS (Standard practice between municipalities excluding cremations) |
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| Adult | R6 439,83 | |
| Child | R3 222,91 | |
| BURIAL IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF A CEMETERY (Waterval and Diepsloot) |
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| Adult | R2 435,56 | |
| Child | R1 361,64 | |
| REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT (FUNERAL UNDERTAKERS) | R1 579,50 | |
| CREMATION | ||
| Standard | R1 462,77 | |
| Cremation fee over 120kg | R1 891,37 | |
| Infant | R601,97 | |
| ANATOMY MATERIAL (per 100kg) | R964,35 | |
| HINDU CREMATORIUM (Admin fee charged for archival records of cremations taking place on council land) | R112,89 | |
| Plaque / Niche | R546,59 | |
| Plaque/ No Niche | R456,29 | |
| BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE (1 to 3 lines) | R170,96 | |
| ISSUING OF DUPLICATE CREMATION CERTIFICATE | R86,68 | |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FEE (Mon - Fri, Additional to respective tariffs) | R1 090.76 | |
| USE OF CHAPEL PER 60 MINUTE SESSION (Excluding Lenasia Crematorium) | R768,12 | |
| Burial of ashes in existing grave | R116,89 | |
| COMMUNITY-OPERATED AND MAINTAINED CEMETERIES | ||
| JEWISH (West Park) | 50% of prescribed tariff | |
| MUSLIM (West Park & Newclare) | ||
| NON-RESIDENT BURIAL (West Park) | ||
| Adult | 3 times prescribed tariff | |
| Child | ||
| EXHUMATION TARIFFS | R362,43 | |
| GENERAL INFORMATION | ||
| TARIFFS FOR ENLAGENING OF GRAVE | R431,02 | |
| TARIFF FOR DEEPENING OF GRAVES | R431,02 | |
| AFTER HOURS TARIFF Burials |
R908,97 | |
| Cremations (after 4pm at any crematorium Hindu Cremations) | ||
| LATE BOOKING TARIFF (Bookings close - Thursday; no bookings allowed on Friday except for child & stillborn) |
R863,21 | |
| CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIALS ON STONES | R329,28 | |
| STANDARD RE-OPENING TARIFF FOR ALL CEMETERIES | R491,63 | |
| BURIAL IN AREAS OF HIGH PROFILE | R7307,67 | |
