The median cost per lead for personal & local services advertisers on Meta Ads is $30.57, according to WordStream/LocaliQ 2025 Facebook Ads Benchmarks — verified as of Jun 2026.
Source: WordStream/LocaliQ 2025 Facebook Ads Benchmarks · Apr 2024 – Jun 2025 · sample: 726 US Facebook lead-objective campaigns across 15 industries (medians). Leads-objective campaigns. How we verify this →
On Meta Ads, the cost per lead for personal & local services is $30.57. That reflects a 6.51% conversion rate on clicks costing about $2.08 each — cheap clicks keep the cost per lead low.
Local and personal services — coaches, cleaners, trainers — sell to individuals nearby on convenience and reputation. Budgets are smaller, but search intent is strong and conversion rates run high.
For comparison, the same industry runs $54.60 on Google Search — different channels measure leads differently, so weigh them on cost per customer, not cost per lead. That’s the number that matters: divide this cost per lead by your close rate to get cost per customer, then check it against your deal size. The calculator does the math with every formula shown.
Cost per lead is only the first step. The number that runs your business is cost per customer — and it's just CPL divided by your close rate. Here's the math on this benchmark, using an illustrative 20% close rate and a $5,000 deal:
Those inputs are illustrative — plug in your own close rate and deal size in the interactive CPL/CPA calculator to see your real cost per customer, with every formula shown.
The same audience costs very different amounts depending on where you reach them. Here's how personal & local services compares across channels we have verified data for:
Cheaper isn't automatically better — channels differ in lead intent and quality. Compare them on cost per customer, not cost per lead.
We'll pull your real cost per lead and cost per customer from your accounts and tell you, honestly, how you stack up against this benchmark.
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