01What a click costs, country by country
The range advertisers bid to show at the top of Google, Google's 20th to 80th percentile, for the searches below, in each country's own currency. A click usually costs less than the high end.
| Country | Searches a month | Top of page, low | Top of page, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 514,100 | $10.28 | $40.53 |
| Canada | 33,780 | CA$4.97 | CA$20.97 |
| Australia | 5,340 | A$9.30 | A$27.03 |
| New Zealand | 1,940 | NZ$7.90 | NZ$18.35 |
02What customers type, and what to block
Google measured the three searches a customer of a moving company types when ready to hire:
moving company · movers near me · long distance movers
Searches with these words in them cost the same and rarely become a client, so block them from the first day:
truck rental · moving boxes · mover jobs · moving checklist · how to pack · DIY
03What a budget buys
In the United States, at $10.28 to $40.53 a click, and if 5 in a hundred clicks become an enquiry:
| Budget | A month | Clicks a month | Enquiries a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10 a day | $304 | 8 to 30 | under 1 to 1 |
| $30 a day | $912 | 23 to 89 | 1 to 4 |
| $100 a day | $3,040 | 75 to 296 | 4 to 15 |
| $300 a day | $9,120 | 225 to 887 | 11 to 44 |
Put in your own budget, country and enquiry rate in the Google Ads cost calculator.
04What works for moving companies
A good enquiry: a household or office in your area with a moving date, who wants a quote.
- Block truck rental and boxes. Those searchers are moving themselves.
- Keep local and long distance apart. They are different jobs at different prices; separate ads and landing pages.
- Plan for the busy weeks. Summer and the turn of each month are when most people move; have the budget ready for them.
05Questions
How much does Google Ads cost for moving companies?
In the United States, advertisers bid $10.28 to $40.53 for a click at the top of Google on the searches people make for a moving company, in October 2026. Elsewhere: CA$4.97 to CA$20.97 in Canada, A$9.30 to A$27.03 in Australia and NZ$7.90 to NZ$18.35 in New Zealand. A click usually costs less than the high end.
How much should a moving company spend on Google Ads?
It depends on how many new clients a month you can take and what one is worth. As a yardstick, a hundred clicks a month at the top of the range costs about $4,053 in the United States; if 5 in a hundred become enquiries, that is about 5 enquiries. Adducta's free plan works it out for your area and budget, and says if the budget is too thin.
What should a lead cost a moving company?
If 5 in a hundred clicks become an enquiry, about $206 to $811 an enquiry at the top-of-page range in the United States. Blocking the wrong searches, and a landing page that answers the first question, move it toward the low end.
Which searches should moving companies block?
Searches with these words in them cost the same and rarely become a client: truck rental, moving boxes, mover jobs, moving checklist, how to pack and DIY. Adducta's plan lists the searches to block before anything is spent, and the agent adds to the list every day from the searches that come in.
06Let an agent run it
Adducta's agent writes the plan for a moving company's ads from six questions: the searches to buy and block, what the ads say, and what a lead should cost in your area. Write my plan is free, needs no account and no card, and nothing is spent until you approve it.
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07What Google Ads cost other businesses
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