Burials used to be the preferred mode of body disposal in Singapore after someone dies. Land scarcity has however prodded the government authorities to think of creative ways to keep burial land space within land that is allocated for burial in Singapore. Unlike in other countries where you get to purchase a land for the dead, you can only lease a land space for the dead up to 15 years. After 15 years, the burial land space has to be returned to the government if they so wish to have it back.

In Singapore, a burial plot for the dead is priced at SGD 940 for adults above 10 years of age and SGD 420 for children 10 years old and below. These lands are unanimously leased for 15 years and are situated at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery.

A crypt burial system is used instead of the traditional burial system to prevent soil erosion from moving the buried bodies underneath. Take note that you are not allowed to choose which crypt you would want your loved one to be buried in. The relevant authorities assign the crypt to you.

These limitations together with the steeper price of burials has caused Singaporeans to shift towards cremating the dead over the years. Cremations in Singapore can be done at 3 main places of which Mandai Crematorium at 300 Mandai Road is the only government-owned crematorium. This translates into lower price where cremations are being done at only SGD 100 for adults and SGD 50 for children below 10 years of age.