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Cheap English tutors under $11 an hour

The most affordable quarter of English tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 7,280 tutors across 16 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $18. Trial lessons typically cost $2.20. Native speakers charge a median of $17 per hour, versus $18 for non-native tutors.

$9.00/h
Median / hour
$6.75โ€“$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,280
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

3,813 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Zingiswa

Zingiswa

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Business English ๐Ÿ’ผ

Native
6 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Mel

Mel

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids Conversation ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (Philippines) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Jessa

Jessa

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids Oral English ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Stella

Stella

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids Conversation ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Hausa +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Mellanie

Mellanie

KenyaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Kenya

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Swahili
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Hifza

Hifza

PakistanNative

AmazingTalker ยท Pakistan

English, Maths & Science Tutor

Native
10 years teaching
None listed
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

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Shyrel

Shyrel

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

TESOL | Conversational English

Native
2 years teaching
Professional teacher
Cebuano
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Zanele

Zanele

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
9 years teaching
Teaching degree
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches A1โ€“B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Louis

Louis

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TEFL | Kids English ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Hezel

Hezel

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

Patient and fun ESL teacher

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Angel

Angel

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐ŸŽ“IELTS| Conversational English

Native
4 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Cebuano +5
No reviews yet
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English (Philippines) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Corra

Corra

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Business English ๐Ÿ’ผ

Native
20 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Michelle

Michelle

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ 3 yrs Experience | Conversat

Native
3 years teaching
None listed
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
David

David

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids English ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +5
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Mary

Mary

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

Conversation|Children (6-11)|Oral

Native
9 years teaching
Teaching degree
Filipino
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Vanessa

Vanessa

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversational | Kids Englis

Native
2 years teaching
None listed
Swedish
No reviews yet
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English (Nigeria) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Lucy

Lucy

ZimbabweNative

AmazingTalker ยท Zimbabwe

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | TEFL | BEd

Native
28 years teaching
Teaching degree
Shona +5
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
akande

akande

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
5 yrs ยท 1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Teacher C

Teacher C

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
12 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans +5
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Aysha

Aysha

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Conversational English ๐ŸŒŸ

Native
1 years teaching
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (Philippines) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Angelica

Angelica

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

Convesatiojm

Native
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Korean
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (Philippines) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Itebogeng

Itebogeng

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Oral English | Kids & Adult

Native
2 years teaching
None listed
Zulu +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Rejean

Rejean

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

Learn Conversational English

Native
6 years teaching
None listed
Filipino
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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English tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,521 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
AmazingTalker7,521$9.24$3.96โ€“$205.0โ˜…Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,225$17$11โ€“$225.0โ˜…First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,096$20$14โ€“$275.0โ˜…Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,961from ยฅ6,800/monthโ€”5.0โ˜…Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,753from โ‚ฌ24/monthโ€”4.9โ˜…Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,608from $67/monthโ€”5.0โ˜…Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,601$17$12โ€“$214.9โ˜…Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,512$28$19โ€“$364.9โ˜…No trial lessons60 min
DMM่‹ฑไผš่ฉฑ1,332from ยฅ4,880/monthโ€”4.9โ˜…Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,059$13$9.47โ€“$18โ€”Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Preply966$30$24โ€“$435.0โ˜…Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Wiingy873$40$38โ€“$414.6โ˜…Free trial (55 min)55 min
Verbling478$25$19โ€“$345.0โ˜…Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt102$61$50โ€“$704.9โ˜…No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant90$62$45โ€“$805.0โ˜…No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
LanguaTalk46$28$24โ€“$335.0โ˜…Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min

How much English tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$18Middle 50% between $11 and $27, 28526 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12681 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 15845 tutors
10thโ€“90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

AmazingTalker
$9.24Middle 50% between $3.96 and $20, 7521 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7192 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7096 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1601 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $36, 1512 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $18, 1050 tutors
Preply
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $43, 966 tutors
Wiingy
$40Middle 50% between $38 and $41, 873 tutors
Verbling
$25Middle 50% between $19 and $34, 478 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$61Middle 50% between $50 and $70, 102 tutors
Wyzant
$62Middle 50% between $45 and $80, 90 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $24 and $33, 45 tutors
10thโ€“90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where English tutors are from

  • PhilippinesPhilippines7,926 / 46,223
  • United StatesUnited States4,039 / 46,223
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,310 / 46,223
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,736 / 46,223
  • JapanJapan1,128 / 46,223
  • NigeriaNigeria985 / 46,223
  • TaiwanTaiwan832 / 46,223
  • CanadaCanada823 / 46,223

English tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of English tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (7,280 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 28,526 English tutors with a listed price, the median is $18 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $5.28 and $39 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $2.20. Trials are offered on AmazingTalker, italki, NativeCamp, Engoo, and Classgap, usually for 25โ€“30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 12, 2026

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