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How much do Google Ads cost for optometrists in Oak Bay?

Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026

Cost per click

$4.76–$32.55

Typical about $12.45, top-of-page range

Searches a month

50

Core searches in Oak Bay

Competition

Medium

60/100 on Google’s scale

Busiest months

Aug, Nov

Slowest: July

In short: Google Ads for optometrists in Oak Bay, BC cost about $4.76–$32.55 per click, with about 50 searches a month and the most demand in August.

On Meta Facebook and Instagram

Cost per lead

$12.75–$34

Paid Media Canada benchmark

Cost per 1,000 views

$8–$14

Typical CPM, small towns

Who to reach

Families, office workers, people who wear glasses, parents of school-age kids

Ages 20–65 · 17,990 people live here (2021 Census)

Target area

25 km around your town

Ad idea: Back-to-school eye exams

What this means

  • Clicks cost about 85% more here than the British Columbia average ($12.45 vs $6.74).
  • Against the Canada average ($5.31), clicks here cost about 135% more.
  • Searches peak in August and November and are lowest in July. The busiest month gets about 75% more searches than the slowest.
  • Launch or raise budgets by mid-July so campaigns are learning before the August peak.
  • Competition is medium (60/100), above the national level for this industry (40/100).
  • Elsewhere in British Columbia, Vancouver runs about 40% 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.

Oak BayBritish ColumbiaCanada

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Seasonality

Each month’s searches as a share of the average month. Red = peak months, grey = slowest.

91Jan91Feb109Mar109Apr73May91Jun73Jul127Aug91Sep109Oct127Nov109Dec

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.

PlaceTypical CPCSearches/moCompetition
Richmondcheaper$5.6787034
Surreycheaper$6.042,01060
Coquitlamcheaper$6.0668053
Burnabycheaper$7.012,04039
Kelownacheaper$7.2355063
Vancouvercheaper$7.524,37043
Langley (District)cheaper$7.5746046
North Vancouver (District)cheaper$7.711,04048
Victoriacheaper$91,03056
Oak Bay$12.455060
British Columbia (province)$6.7417,90046
Canada$5.3196,70040

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Google Ads click cost for optometrists in Oak Bay?

About $4.76 to $32.55 per click at the top of the page, typically around $12.45, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.

When do people search most for optometrists in Oak Bay?

August and November have the most searches. July is the slowest month.

How many people search for optometrists in Oak Bay?

About 50 searches a month for core terms.

How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for optometrists in Oak Bay?

Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $12.75 to $34 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $8 to $14 per 1,000 views.

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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.