The average cost of dying across the world is around 10% of the average individual salary. In South Africa, it is 13%.
insurers in the United Kingdom, who looked at average cost per funeral in 35 different countries and compared it with the average salary in each country to find out where the cheapest place to die in is.
“Not everywhere in Asia is expensive to die however, with the cost of dying in India just a mere 2% of an average salary. Based on the research, the lowest percentage of salary spent on the average funeral was in Russia , Poland and Denmark .” Japan spent the most money on end of life ceremonies with an average spend of ¥3 million , while India was the least expensive at ?9 000 .
Justin Cole, life business director at SunLife, is quoted as saying “it’s clear that attitudes and costs vary drastically country by country with very little correlation”.
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