Even so, if it is an older cemetery, it is still consecrated ground, as it would have been consecrated by a bishop of the unadulterated rites. That is something to think about when making your final plans.

I'm a bit surprised there haven't been other comments, but to answer the OP's question regarding costs here is some information.

My mother purchased her space at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Spokane, WA in 1965 when my father was buried after an accident.  The cost per lot was $225.00.

My property was purchased there in 1999 for $750.00.

My mother purchased a pre need lot there in 2009 for another son and the cost was $2,000.

This reinforces in my mind the importance of planning ahead and organizing these things before need.

My mother compleated and paid her cemetery arrangements in 1999.  At that time the internment fee was $410.00 (now over $800).   She purchased a basic Wilbert vault at $595.00.  The Wilbert Monticello is now typically $995.00  and a basic concrete grave liner is $500 - $800.  The flat bronze grave marker was $582.00.  A granit marker is less expensive than bronze but dad has a veteran's bronze marker, so mom will have a matching one.

My mother will be 93 in February.  While she is still active and in good health she wants to "get everything taken care of and paid for" so we (the sons) don't have to worry about it, and I've been helping with that.

The Traditonal Funeral Service Fee will be $3,400.00.  This includes removal at the time of death, sheltering of the remains at the funeral home until final committal, embalming, hairdressing, makeup, dressing, doing all the paper work, directing a Rosary service at the funeral home chapel (extra cost to have the Rosary at the church), the funeral Mass at the church, and the committal service.  This includes the hearse, a service/flower car and a minimum of two directors in attendence.

The casket will cost $1,795.00 (A cherry wood veneer).  The veneer's are nice looking and much less expensive than solid hardwood.  There are modestly priced metal caskets also but we were up into the $2,500 range before we saw anything that didn't look really cheap (plastic handles, poorly fitted hardware).

Other costs include about $200 for a register book, memorial folder, and holy card (200, the package also includes thank you note cards for the pall bearers, those who send flowers or bring food, etc.).  The obituary notice fee in the newspaper averages $150 (this is what the newspaper charges, not the funeral home; the funeral home will help a family write a concise obituary so it's not too long, papers charge by the column inch).  One will need several certified copies of the death certificate (we are getting 6 for $100; this is what the county charges, not the funeral home, though they will make the arrangements to get them).  We are having them make a video tribute of mom's life (up to 52 pictures) for $110.00.  The funeral home suggests a $150 honorarium for the priest who says the Mass and the same for the one who says the committal (they will be different priests).  I need to ask around to see what is most common.  We will use the curcifix from her bedroom and she will be buried with her own personal rosary, so some modest savings there.  The cemetery is 150 miles away from the church so there is  $350 charge to drive there.

Anyways, we are up to $6,500 in a hurry!  We are setting up a life insurance account that can be paid into in increments and will set aside $7,000.  Out of that we will give a donation to the Altar Society for the lunch they will provide after Mass.  Any funds from the life insurance or trust account not needed for actual expenses are returned to the family.  One does need to have some vigilance to make sure the funeral home isn't suggesting too many options to use up the extra funds.

It pays to shop around also, there can be a range of both service and casket prices between funeral homes (though is it also important to consider their reputation).  It pays to plan ahead.  Most funeral homes offer life insurance or trust account programs through which when the services and merchandise are paid in full the cost is frozen.  So, even if prices have increased by the time of death the family pays no more.  It looks to me like we could have saved about $1,500 if we had done this planning five years ago.

Another not well known fact about cemetery space.  There is a national association of Catholic cemeteries through which one can exchange equivalent property.  So if one had pre purchased lots at a cemetery and life's circuмstances had them living in a different part of the country when they died, they often can "trade" for a lot at another Catholic cemetery at little or no additional cost.

I hope some of this information may be useful.