A 3-day Buddhist wake in Singapore costs anywhere from $5,288 to $9,809 once GST is counted, and the gap comes down to three things most price lists bury: whether GST is added, how many wake days the headline covers, and what sits outside the package. We read six funeral directors' own price lists and lined them up like for like, last re-checked on 6 November 2026.
When a family member dies, the first call is usually to a funeral director, and most families make it without seeing a single price.
> Quick view: lowest published is Harmony Funeral Care, 3-day void deck wake from $4,360 nett; most 3-day Buddhist packages run $5,288-$9,809 after GST; the catch is GST and wake days, since some "from" prices are before 9% GST or cover only 2 days.
Singapore Casket has served families from Lavender Street since 1920, and it is one of the few old names that prints a full price list for every faith on its homepage. Its 3-day standard care packages (before 9% GST) are: Christian or Roman Catholic $5,690 at its own parlour or $6,310 at an HDB void deck or multi-purpose hall; Buddhist $6,888 or $7,158; Free-Thinker $5,520 or $5,790; Hindu $7,103 or $7,373; Taoist $11,937 at the parlour or $10,188 at a void deck, which it notes can vary with dialect-group rituals and family size. The parlour prices assume a small hall: 12 guests for most faiths and 70 for Taoist. Direct cremation without a wake is $1,500, or $1,800 for a Plus version with a one-hour private farewell at its parlour. Its halls are also priced publicly, from $600 a day for the 12-guest Amber and Silver halls to $1,750 for Regency (110 guests, expandable). The homepage also prints a second, lower table ($550-$1,600), so ask which rate applies and what a bigger hall adds to your quote. Address: 131 Lavender Street, Singapore 338737. 24-hour line: 6293 4388.
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Ang Chin Moh is the other heritage name, with more than 110 years in the trade, and its packages are the most complete on this list, which is also why they cost the most. The Buddhist Value package (3 days) is $8,999, or $9,808.91 with GST, against a listed usual price of $13,659.88. It includes collection, embalming, a void deck wake with tables and 100 chairs, a standard hearse, an air-conditioned 40-seater bus for the procession, mourning garments for up to 10 family members, and the Mandai cremation fee plus ash collection, several of which other providers bill separately. Each extra wake day is $1,000. The Buddhist Deluxe package is $14,900 ($16,241 with GST). One caution: its Christian Care page still carries a February 2024 validity line on the $7,500 price, and the Buddhist Deluxe price a June 2024 one, so ask for a current written quote rather than relying on those figures. Office: 88 Geylang Bahru #01-2724. 24-hour line: 1800 226 3333.
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Direct Funeral Services (25 years, more than 40,000 families by its own count) publishes a compare page for each faith that lists every item in its two tiers side by side, which makes it the easiest price list here to check a rival quote against. 3-day, 2-night packages before GST: Christian Peace $4,999 ($5,448.91 with GST) or Faith $9,333; Buddhist Simplicity $5,888 ($6,417.92) or Value $10,999; Taoist Basic $8,888 ($9,687.92) or Value $14,988. Its Taoist page intro and packages overview still say "from $8,288", but the price table on that page starts at $8,888, so quote the table. Direct cremation is priced by faith: $1,500 ($1,635 with GST) for Christian, Roman Catholic or Freethinker families, and $1,800 ($1,962) for Buddhist or Taoist, which adds a prayer service. Neither includes the $100 Mandai crematorium fee payable to NEA. It also runs its own Direct Memorial Hall. Address: 127 Lavender Street, Singapore 338735. 24-hour helpline: 6555 1115; WhatsApp 9170 9343.
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Casket Fairprice (30+ years, with an in-house licensed embalming team) prices its wakes as a day-by-day ladder, so you can see exactly what one more night costs. Buddhist void deck packages start at $5,688 ($6,199.92 with GST) for 3 days, and each step up the ladder adds $300, to $6,888 at the top. Christian, Soka and Free Thinker packages start at $4,988 and climb the same way to $6,188, and Taoist runs $9,388 to $10,588, all before GST. Its direct cremation is $1,800 ($1,962 with GST), which looks dearer than the $1,380-$1,500 headlines elsewhere, but it already includes the $100 Mandai cremation fee, a hearse, dressing and make-up, and send-off flowers. Address: Blk 37 Sin Ming Drive #01-571, Singapore 575711. Tel: 6455 9909.
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Harmony Funeral Care quotes every package nett, meaning no GST or service charge is added, and it prints a review date on its price page, which no other provider here does, though that date still read 24 September 2026 after its Taoist prices changed. Starting prices: Christian, Roman Catholic, Soka and non-religious (Free Thinker) wakes from $3,380 nett at a funeral parlour or $4,360 nett for a 3-day HDB void deck wake; Buddhist $4,688 or $5,288; Taoist $7,680 or $8,480. The parlour price applies whatever the number of wake days, but parlour rental is separate and paid to the venue, so the void deck price is the fairer comparison. Direct cremation without a wake starts from $1,380. Its own page lists what usually costs extra: fridge rental (about $50 a day), government cremation or columbarium fees, buffet catering, extra officiant sessions, casket upgrades, extra wake days and live-streaming. The family has been in the trade since 1963. Address: Blk 1015 Geylang East Avenue 3 #01-127, Singapore 389731. 24-hour line: 9489 2424.
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Memorial Funeral Specialist prices everything nett and by the day, which exposes a common trap: its "from $4,988" Buddhist headline is a 2-day wake. At an HDB void deck or pavilion, the Buddhist basic package is $4,988 for 2 days, $5,388 for 3, $5,788 for 4 and $6,188 for 5; at a funeral parlour it is from $4,588, with parlour rental excluded ($650-$850 a day at Sin Ming, $1,700 at Tampines, $1,800 at Woodlands). Christian packages run $3,988 (2 days), $4,388 (3 days), $4,788 and $5,188. Taoist is $7,988 for 2 days or $8,388 for 3 at a void deck, Free Thinker and Soka from $3,988 ($4,388 for 3 days), and direct cremation is $1,388 nett. It also works with charities to provide pro bono funerals for families in need. Address: 22 Sin Ming Lane #06-76, Midview City, Singapore 573969. 24-hour hotline: 8866 3326.
Get Deal| Funeral director | Christian (3 days) | Buddhist (3 days) | Taoist (3 days) | Direct cremation | GST |
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| Singapore Casket | $5,690 (12-guest parlour hall) | $6,888 (12-guest parlour hall) | $10,188 (void deck) | From $1,500 | +GST |
| Ang Chin Moh | Ask for a current quote | $8,999 (Value) | Not published | Not published | +GST |
| Direct Funeral Services | $4,999 | $5,888 | $8,888 | $1,500 (Christian) / $1,800 (Buddhist) + $100 NEA fee | +GST |
| Casket Fairprice | $4,988 | $5,688 (void deck) | $9,388 (void deck) | $1,800 incl. NEA fee | +GST |
| Harmony Funeral Care | $4,360 (void deck) | $5,288 (void deck) | $8,480 (void deck) | From $1,380 | Nett |
| Memorial Funeral Specialist | $4,388 (void deck) | $5,388 (void deck) | $8,388 (void deck) | $1,388 | Nett |
## How we compared these Every price above comes from the funeral director's own website, read on 29 September 2026 and last re-checked against each page on 6 November 2026. That check found one change: Harmony's Taoist prices are now from $7,680 at a parlour and $8,480 for a 3-day void deck wake. No other package price moved, and we added Casket Fairprice's Taoist and Soka prices. We left out firms that publish no prices at all and sites whose reviews or team we could not tie to a real, registered business. None of the six was running a dated promotion, so there are no promo badges on the cards; each button goes straight to that provider's price page.
## Soka funeral package prices in Singapore Soka Gakkai Singapore conducts the chanting at a Soka wake, and Harmony notes that its setup fee is paid directly to the organisation, outside the funeral director's package. Published prices:
Ang Chin Moh shows Soka wake setups but prints no price, Singapore Casket mentions Soka only in a note under its Taoist price, and Direct Funeral Services lists no Soka package, so ask those three for a quote.
## Funeral package prices in Singapore: what changes the final bill
## Before you sign Ask two or three providers for a written, itemised quotation for the same faith, venue and number of days, and check what is "charged by use" (drinks, tidbits). A reputable director will give you this before you commit.
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A 3-day wake with a funeral director's package costs roughly $4,360-$9,809 including GST, depending on faith and provider. Christian and non-religious wakes are cheapest (from $4,360 nett at Harmony Funeral Care or $4,388 nett at Memorial Funeral Specialist for 3 days), Buddhist wakes run $5,288-$9,809, and Taoist wakes from $8,388 nett (Memorial Funeral Specialist, 3 days at a void deck). Prices come from each provider's own website, last re-checked on 6 November 2026.
Direct cremation, with no wake. Published prices start from $1,380 nett at Harmony Funeral Care and $1,388 nett at Memorial Funeral Specialist. Direct Funeral Services charges $1,500 before GST for Christian or Freethinker families ($1,800 for Buddhist or Taoist) plus the $100 Mandai crematorium fee, while Casket Fairprice's $1,800 before GST already includes that fee, a hearse and send-off flowers.
Not always. Singapore Casket, Ang Chin Moh, Direct Funeral Services and Casket Fairprice list prices before 9% GST (most also print the GST-inclusive figure). Harmony Funeral Care and Memorial Funeral Specialist quote nett prices with no GST added. Always compare the after-GST figure.
A 3-day Soka wake at an HDB void deck costs $4,360 nett at Harmony Funeral Care, $4,388 nett at Memorial Funeral Specialist and $4,988 before GST ($5,436.92 with GST) at Casket Fairprice. Parlour prices start lower, from $3,380 nett at Harmony and $3,688 nett at Memorial, but both exclude parlour rental. Soka Gakkai Singapore's setup fee is paid to it directly, according to Harmony.
Often not. Harmony Funeral Care and Memorial Funeral Specialist exclude parlour rental from their parlour prices. Singapore Casket's parlour prices are based on a 12-guest hall (70 for Taoist), and a bigger hall costs more. Casket Fairprice quotes parlour prices by phone. Ask for the rental to be itemised before comparing a parlour quote with a void deck package.
Commonly excluded items are fridge rental (about $50 a day), the government cremation fee ($100 at Mandai) and columbarium charges, buffet catering, extra prayer or officiant sessions, casket upgrades, extra wake days ($300-$1,000 each) and live-streaming. Ang Chin Moh's Buddhist Value package is an exception that includes the Mandai fee and a 40-seater bus.
