How much do Google Ads cost for restaurants in St. Catharines?
Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026
Cost per click
$0.73–$2.42
Typical about $1.33, top-of-page range
Searches a month
17,840
Core searches in St. Catharines
Competition
Low
17/100 on Google’s scale
Busiest months
Jun, Nov
Slowest: February
In short: Google Ads for restaurants in St. Catharines, ON cost about $0.73–$2.42 per click, with about 17,840 searches a month and the most demand in June.
What this means
- Clicks cost about 5% less here than the Ontario average ($1.33 vs $1.40).
- Against the Canada average ($1.42), clicks here cost about 6% less.
- Searches peak in June and November and are lowest in February. The busiest month gets about 45% more searches than the slowest.
- Launch or raise budgets by mid-May so campaigns are learning before the June peak.
- Competition is low (17/100), close to the national level for this industry (16/100).
- Elsewhere in Ontario, Markham runs about 26% 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 Ontario 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markhamcheaper | $0.98 | 140,880 | 18 |
| Londoncheaper | $1.04 | 70,720 | 22 |
| Hamiltoncheaper | $1.18 | 86,690 | 18 |
| Ottawa | $1.26 | 220,400 | 16 |
| Oakville | $1.26 | 53,270 | 17 |
| St. Catharines | $1.33 | 17,840 | 17 |
| Vaughanpricier | $1.56 | 79,660 | 17 |
| Mississaugapricier | $1.70 | 147,580 | 18 |
| Torontopricier | $1.74 | 1,064,900 | 14 |
| Bramptonpricier | $1.92 | 86,310 | 14 |
| Ontario (province) | $1.40 | 2,998,100 | 16 |
| Canada | $1.42 | 8,057,100 | 16 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Google Ads click cost for restaurants in St. Catharines?
About $0.73 to $2.42 per click at the top of the page, typically around $1.33, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.
When do people search most for restaurants in St. Catharines?
June and November have the most searches. February is the slowest month.
How many people search for restaurants in St. Catharines?
About 17,840 searches a month for core terms.
How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for restaurants in St. Catharines?
Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $5 to $20 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 restaurants in St. Catharines, 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.