Costs
What an Islamic burial in Hamburg costs
Guide figures from the 2025 fee schedule of the Hamburg cemeteries and from information provided by funeral directors. We will add the exact amounts for Finkenriek together with the cemetery.
Cemetery
€2,745
- Grave plot, 25-year right of use (state cemeteries)
- Burial, with or without coffin
- Room for the ritual washing (ghusl)
Funeral director
€1,100 to €3,000
- Funeral director's services (washing, shroud, formalities, transport)
Repatriation
€1,500 to €2,700
- Repatriation to Turkey from Hamburg
Gravestone
€1,000 to €3,200
- Headstone or grave slab, including engraving and installation
Total in Hamburg, approximate, excluding headstone: approx. €4,000 to €5,500
Approximate total for grave and burial at a state cemetery plus the funeral director's services. These figures apply if you are not a member of a funeral fund. Fund members usually pay nothing for repatriation and often considerably less for the funeral director. A headstone comes later and starts at around 1.000 €.
Cemetery
Grave plot, 25-year right of use (state cemeteries)
74 € per year, renewable annually
€1,850
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026 · Source
Burial, with or without coffin
€895
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026 · Source
Room for the ritual washing (ghusl)
€128per 45 minutes
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026 · Source
Surcharge for burial on a Saturday
€872
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026 · Source
Permit for the headstone
€130
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026 · Source
Funeral director
Funeral director's services (washing, shroud, formalities, transport)
Fixed prices from around 1.800 € including imam are advertised
€1,100 to €3,000
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026
Repatriation
Repatriation to Turkey from Hamburg
Basic service plus flight, zinc lining, cooling. Fund members usually pay nothing
€1,500 to €2,700
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026
Authorities
Gravestone
Headstone or grave slab, including engraving and installation
Simple stones start at around 1.000 €, elaborate models cost considerably more
€1,000 to €3,200
Information without guarantee, researched on 09/02/2026
If the money is not enough: social welfare burial
If the relatives cannot bear the costs, the Sozialamt (social welfare office) covers the costs of a simple, dignified burial under § 74 SGB XII. The application goes to the social services office of the district in which the deceased lived. The estate and the three months of continued pension (Sterbevierteljahr) are taken into account first.
Burial funds
DITIB, VIKZ and IGMG offer funds which, for an annual contribution of around €50 to €65, cover repatriation to the country of origin. Grave and cemetery fees in Germany are usually not included. Membership must exist before the death.