Tulyaks revealed the calculations, how the cost of coffins and cremation has risen since the beginning of the year

In the Tula region, the manufacture of coffins for the year rose by almost 19%, and cremation became more expensive by about 36%. The cost of digging graves has increased especially noticeably: now this service costs more than twice as much as a year ago, MK in Tula became known.

According to Rosstat, which studied analysts Bankiros.ru, in 2025, the manufacture of a coffin in Tula and the Tula region on average cost about 4.4 thousand rubles. In 2026, the price increased to 5.2 thousand rubles. Thus, during the year, expenses increased by about 800 rubles.

The cost of digging a grave has changed even more. If last year Tulaks paid for this service on average about 11.2 thousand rubles, now - already 25.5 thousand. The difference was almost 14.3 thousand rubles.

Cremation has also risen markedly. In 2025, in the Tula region, it cost about 40.8 thousand rubles, and in 2026 the cost reached 55.3 thousand. Over the year, the price increased by almost 14.6 thousand rubles.

In general, according to analysts, ritual services in Russia for the year added in price 18.6%. At the same time, the cost of individual procedures in the regions changed in different ways. For example, the most expensive cremation recorded in Norilsk Krasnoyarsk region, where it costs more than 83 thousand rubles. Among the most affordable options was the Rostov region - about 14.2 thousand rubles.

The manufacture of the coffin is the most expensive in Chukotka - almost 59.5 thousand rubles. The lowest prices analysts found in the Smolensk region, where the average cost of the service is about 2.5 thousand rubles.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” reported about the head of the pathoanatomical department of the hospital in Shchekino, which is accused of receiving money from representatives of ritual organizations.

According to investigators, from December 2023 to September 2025, the woman handed over medical death certificates to funeral offices and prepared the bodies for burial for a fee. In total, she received 519,000 rubles. The doctor is accused of receiving a bribe on a large scale and exceeding official powers.

She's charged with 12 crimes.