How much do Google Ads cost for optometrists in Nanaimo?
Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026
Cost per click
$4.54–$12.93
Typical about $7.66, top-of-page range
Searches a month
250
Core searches in Nanaimo
Competition
Medium
60/100 on Google’s scale
Busiest months
Jan, Sep
Slowest: May
In short: Google Ads for optometrists in Nanaimo, BC cost about $4.54–$12.93 per click, with about 250 searches a month and the most demand in January.
What this means
- Clicks cost about 14% more here than the British Columbia average ($7.66 vs $6.74).
- Against the Canada average ($5.31), clicks here cost about 44% more.
- Searches peak in January and September and are lowest in May. The busiest month gets about 33% more searches than the slowest.
- Launch or raise budgets by mid-December so campaigns are learning before the January peak.
- Competition is medium (60/100), above the national level for this industry (40/100).
- Elsewhere in British Columbia, Surrey runs about 21% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmondcheaper | $5.67 | 870 | 34 |
| Surreycheaper | $6.04 | 2,010 | 60 |
| Coquitlamcheaper | $6.06 | 680 | 53 |
| Burnaby | $7.01 | 2,040 | 39 |
| Kelowna | $7.23 | 550 | 63 |
| Vancouver | $7.52 | 4,370 | 43 |
| Langley (District) | $7.57 | 460 | 46 |
| Nanaimo | $7.66 | 250 | 60 |
| North Vancouver (District) | $7.71 | 1,040 | 48 |
| Victoriapricier | $9 | 1,030 | 56 |
| British Columbia (province) | $6.74 | 17,900 | 46 |
| Canada | $5.31 | 96,700 | 40 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Google Ads click cost for optometrists in Nanaimo?
About $4.54 to $12.93 per click at the top of the page, typically around $7.66, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.
When do people search most for optometrists in Nanaimo?
January and September have the most searches. May is the slowest month.
How many people search for optometrists in Nanaimo?
About 250 searches a month for core terms.
How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for optometrists 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 optometrists 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.