How much do Google Ads cost for auto repair shops in Nanaimo?
Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026
Cost per click
$2.41–$8.26
Typical about $4.46, top-of-page range
Searches a month
240
Core searches in Nanaimo
Competition
Medium
40/100 on Google’s scale
Busiest months
May, Sep
Slowest: December
In short: Google Ads for auto repair shops in Nanaimo, BC cost about $2.41–$8.26 per click, with about 240 searches a month and the most demand in May.
What this means
- Clicks cost about 17% more here than the British Columbia average ($4.46 vs $3.83).
- Against the Canada average ($3.12), clicks here cost about 43% more.
- Searches peak in May and September and are lowest in December. The busiest month gets about 94% more searches than the slowest.
- Launch or raise budgets by mid-April so campaigns are learning before the May peak.
- Competition is medium (40/100), above the national level for this industry (27/100).
- Elsewhere in British Columbia, Surrey runs about 30% cheaper per click. Worth testing if you serve both areas.
Search demand trend
Monthly searches, 12 months to September 2026. 100 = that area’s average month, so the lines compare shape, not size.
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Seasonality
Each month’s searches as a share of the average month. Red = peak months, grey = slowest.
Compared with other British Columbia markets
The busiest markets in the same province, sorted by cost per click. Typical CPC is the middle of the top-of-page range.
| Place | Typical CPC | Searches/mo | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surreycheaper | $3.13 | 1,600 | 35 |
| Coquitlamcheaper | $3.27 | 440 | 31 |
| Richmondcheaper | $3.30 | 550 | 32 |
| Abbotsfordcheaper | $3.32 | 420 | 49 |
| Vancouvercheaper | $3.93 | 2,660 | 28 |
| Burnabycheaper | $3.96 | 1,390 | 32 |
| Kelowna | $4.41 | 620 | 42 |
| North Vancouver (District) | $4.45 | 490 | 27 |
| Nanaimo | $4.46 | 240 | 40 |
| Victoria | $4.53 | 710 | 36 |
| British Columbia (province) | $3.83 | 14,160 | 30 |
| Canada | $3.12 | 95,800 | 27 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Google Ads click cost for auto repair shops in Nanaimo?
About $2.41 to $8.26 per click at the top of the page, typically around $4.46, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.
When do people search most for auto repair shops in Nanaimo?
May and September have the most searches. December is the slowest month.
How many people search for auto repair shops in Nanaimo?
About 240 searches a month for core terms.
How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for auto repair shops in Nanaimo?
Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $15 to $40 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $10 to $18 per 1,000 views.
Keywords, campaigns, ad copy and a budget split for auto repair shops in Nanaimo, with these numbers already filled in.
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Data: Google Keyword Planner via PaidMedia.ca, 12 months to September 2026. Cost per click is the top-of-page bid range, which runs higher than what many advertisers end up paying. Meta figures are Paid Media Canada benchmarks for this industry and market size. “Who usually advertises” describes typical kinds of advertisers, not named companies.