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 2024 to 30 June 2025 are as follows:
| CATEGORY A CEMETERIES (WEST PARK, BRIXTON, BRAAMFONTEIN) | ||
| FIRST BURIAL | ||
| Adult | R3 598,00 | |
| Child | R1 797,00 | |
| SECOND BURIAL (RE-OPEN) | ||
| Standard Coffin | R543,00 | |
| Casket Coffin | R995,00 | |
| WEEKEND AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY TARIFF (WEST PARK CEMETERY ONLY) | ||
| Standard Coffin | R1 497,00 | |
| Casket Coffin | R1 947,00 | |
| BURIAL OF ASHES: NEW GROUND | ||
| Adult | R3 598,00 | |
| Child | R1 797,00 | |
| NON-RESIDENT BURIALS (Standard practice between municipalities excluding cremations). |
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| Adult | R10 791,00 | |
| Child | R5 384,00 | |
| CATEGORY B (ALL OTHER CEMETERIES) | ||
| FIRST BURIAL | ||
| Adult | R2 250,00 | |
| Child | R1 127, 00 | |
| SECOND BURIAL | ||
| Standard Coffin | R543,00 | |
| Casket Coffin | R995,00 | |
| BURIAL OF ASHES: NEW GRAVE | ||
| Adult | R2 250,00 | |
| Child | R1 127, 00 | |
| NON-RESIDENT BURIALS (Standard practice between municipalities excluding cremations) |
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| Adult | R6 749,00 | |
| Child | R3 378,00 | |
| BURIAL IN A CONSERVATION AREA OF A CEMETERY (Waterval and Diepsloot) |
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| Adult | R2 553,00 | |
| Child | R1 427,00 | |
| REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT (FUNERAL UNDERTAKERS) | R1 656,00 | |
| CREMATION | ||
| Standard | R1 533,00 | |
| Cremation fee over 120kg | R1 983,00 | |
| Infant | R631,00 | |
| ANATOMY MATERIAL (per 100kg) | R1 011,00 | |
| HINDU CREMATORIUM (Admin fee charged for archival records of cremations taking place on council land) | R119,00 | |
| Plaque / Niche | R573,00 | |
| Plaque/ No Niche | R479,00 | |
| BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE (1 to 3 lines) | R180,00 | |
| ISSUING OF DUPLICATE CREMATION CERTIFICATE | R91,00 | |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FEE (Mon - Fri, Additional to respective tariffs) | R1 144.00 | |
| USE OF CHAPEL PER 60 MINUTE SESSION (Excluding Lenasia Crematorium) | R805,00 | |
| Burial of ashes in existing grave | R123,00 | |
| 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 | R400,00 | |
| GENERAL INFORMATION | ||
| TARIFFS FOR ENLAGENING OF GRAVE | R452,00 | |
| TARIFF FOR DEEPENING OF GRAVES | R452,00 | |
| AFTER HOURS TARIFF Burials |
R953,00 | |
| Cremations (after 4pm at any crematorium Hindu Cremations) | ||
| LATE BOOKING TARIFF (Bookings close - Thursday; no bookings allowed on Friday except for child & stillborn) |
R905,00 | |
| CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIALS ON STONES | R329,28 | |
| STANDARD RE-OPENING TARIFF FOR ALL CEMETERIES | R543,00 | |
| BURIAL IN AREAS OF HIGH PROFILE | R8 064,00 | |
