How much do Google Ads cost for restaurants in Oak Bay?
Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026
Cost per click
$1.22–$3.25
Typical about $1.99, top-of-page range
Searches a month
2,080
Core searches in Oak Bay
Competition
Low
11/100 on Google’s scale
Busiest months
Nov, Jun
Slowest: August
In short: Google Ads for restaurants in Oak Bay, BC cost about $1.22–$3.25 per click, with about 2,080 searches a month and the most demand in November.
What this means
- Clicks cost about 38% more here than the British Columbia average ($1.99 vs $1.44).
- Against the Canada average ($1.42), clicks here cost about 40% more.
- Searches peak in November and June and are lowest in August. The busiest month gets about 55% more searches than the slowest.
- Launch or raise budgets by mid-October so campaigns are learning before the November peak.
- Competition is low (11/100), close to the national level for this industry (16/100).
- Elsewhere in British Columbia, Vancouver runs about 31% 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 | $0.76 | 113,810 | 21 |
| North Vancouver (District)cheaper | $1.15 | 141,990 | 20 |
| North Vancouver (City)cheaper | $1.15 | 35,110 | 16 |
| Victoriacheaper | $1.17 | 66,290 | 16 |
| Coquitlamcheaper | $1.26 | 43,010 | 16 |
| Vancouvercheaper | $1.36 | 391,200 | 17 |
| Burnabycheaper | $1.46 | 141,920 | 16 |
| Surreycheaper | $1.48 | 84,160 | 15 |
| Kelownacheaper | $1.53 | 36,170 | 18 |
| Oak Bay | $1.99 | 2,080 | 11 |
| British Columbia (province) | $1.44 | 1,314,900 | 16 |
| Canada | $1.42 | 8,057,100 | 16 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Google Ads click cost for restaurants in Oak Bay?
About $1.22 to $3.25 per click at the top of the page, typically around $1.99, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.
When do people search most for restaurants in Oak Bay?
November and June have the most searches. August is the slowest month.
How many people search for restaurants in Oak Bay?
About 2,080 searches a month for core terms.
How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for restaurants in Oak Bay?
Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $4.25 to $17 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $8 to $14 per 1,000 views.
Keywords, campaigns, ad copy and a budget split for restaurants in Oak Bay, 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.