Burial prices in Iran skyrocket by up to 50% after Tehran council approves new tariff

Funeral costs at Tehran's prominent Behesht-e Zahra cemetery have surged by up to 50%, according to a report by the Iranian newspaper Donya-ye Eqtesad. The Tehran City Council approved new tariffs, significantly increasing the expenses for grieving families. The cost of transporting deceased loved ones has risen by 50%. For a 10-kilometer journey, families must now pay 9.75 million rials, a price that does not include essential services such as ritual washing, shrouds, cold storage, or gravestone installation. Beyond transportation, the cost of renting necessary funeral items, including canopies and chairs, has also increased by 30-50%. The newspaper highlighted the dire economic situation in the capital, stating, "Living conditions in Tehran have taken a turn for the worse, and the high cost of living has no mercy on the dead. Now, not only is life difficult in the expensive capital of Iran, but death has also become difficult." Behesht-e Zahra cemetery is historically significant, housing the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini and Plot 41, where thousands of executed dissidents were buried after the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war. More recently, it has become the burial site for protesters killed during demonstrations. However, reports indicate that the regime has removed names from the cemetery's database, a suspected effort to erase evidence of state atrocities. Gravesites of prominent demonstrators, including Majidreza Rahnavard and Kian Pirfalak, have reportedly been vandalized.

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Living conditions in Tehran have taken a turn for the worse, and the high cost of living has no mercy on the dead. Now, not only is life difficult in the expensive capital of Iran, but death has also become difficult.