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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
$6.75–$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,280
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

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

Ure

Ure

NigeriaNative

italki · Nigeria

Friendly Certified English Tutor | Conversation, Business English & IELTS

Native
43 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
★ 4.0 (3)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Cynthia

Cynthia

KenyaNative

italki · Kenya

Certified Business & Conversational English Tutor with 2+ Years' Experience

Native
2 yrs · 100+ lessons
Professional teacher
Swahili +1
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
Ronnie

Ronnie

Congo - KinshasaNative

italki · Congo - Kinshasa

Learn and speak English confidently :)

Native
4 lessons
None listed
Swahili +1
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 80% of messages

Teaches B1–C2

  • Business
Caroline

Caroline

CameroonNative

italki · Cameroon

Fun, patient, friendly and experienced English teacher for Levels A0 - C1 for Conversation and more

Native
50+ lessons
None listed
French
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–B1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Pacy

Pacy

NigeriaNative

italki · Nigeria

Certified English Tutor with years of experience. Grammar/ Conversational/ Teaching Kids with Fun

Native
4 yrs · 10 lessons
Professional teacher
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–B2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Jaqueline

Jaqueline

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Certified English teacher with over 4years Experience

Native
5 yrs · 19 lessons
Other certificate
Polish +1
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 96% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business

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Amber

Amber

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Professional ESL Teacher | Practical English for Real Life

Native
6 lessons
Professional teacher
Afrikaans
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A2–B2

Ali

Ali

AzerbaijanNative

italki · Azerbaijan

Friendly Conversational Tutor, English-Turkish-Azerbaijani Speaker. IELTS & TOEFL Certified.

Native
100+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Azerbaijani +3
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Safoura

Safoura

PakistanNative

italki · Pakistan

Experienced IELTS & TOEFL English Language Instructor | Urdu Tutor | 5+ Years of Experience

Native
4 yrs · 200+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Urdu +2
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (Pakistan) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Shoki

Shoki

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Certified TEFL teacher

Native
7 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

Benji

Benji

CameroonNative

italki · Cameroon

🌟 Meet Benji: Your Certified and Dynamic French and English Tutor! 🌟

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
French +2
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
Honorine

Honorine

CameroonNative

italki · Cameroon

TCF exam preparation|Conversation|Language structure|Homework|Interviews|Settling in a new country

Native
4 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
None listed
French +1
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Ayanda

Ayanda

South AfricaNative

italki · South Africa

Certified TEFL teacher with 2 years online experience

Native
2 yrs · 50+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Zulu +1
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

Kimberly

Kimberly

CanadaNative

italki · Canada

Native
28 lessons
Language degree
No other language listed
★ 3.7 (3)
Replies to 100% of messages

Canadian English · likely · Teaches B1–C2

Kiyonna

Kiyonna

United StatesNative

italki · United States

TEFL-Certified American English Teacher | Kids & Adults | Speak With Confidence

Native
3 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Arabic +2
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Aaron

Aaron

AustraliaNative

italki · Australia

Native
17 yrs · 23 lessons
None listed
Spanish
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

Australian English · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
Tom

Tom

United KingdomNative

italki · United Kingdom

Relax, Talk & Improve Your English with a Native British Speaker

Native
1 lessons
None listed
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

British English · Teaches B1–C2

Bruce

Bruce

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Certified TEFL teacher with a year of experience in the teaching industry.

Native
1 yrs · 50+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 99% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–B2

David

David

United StatesNative

italki · United States

Business English & Everyday Conversation|Native Speaker|7+ Years of ESL Experience

Native
7 yrs · 36 lessons
None listed
Spanish
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 92% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Beginners
Riz

Riz

PhilippinesNative

italki · Philippines

Certified English Teacher | 15+ years of ESL & Corporate Experience | Conversation | Business

Native
15 yrs · 11 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

English (Philippines) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Business
  • Beginners
Teacher Felipe

Teacher Felipe

BrazilNative

italki · Brazil

English Conversation Tutor

Native
10 lessons
None listed
Portuguese +2
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

American English · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Beginners
Maikel

Maikel

BrazilNative

italki · Brazil

Certified TEFL teacher with 13 years of experience living in the United Kingdom.

Native
13 yrs · 7 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Portuguese
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 89% of messages

British English · likely · Teaches A2–C1

Ibrahim

Ibrahim

IraqNative

italki · Iraq

Fun, helpful, certified English teacher. Psst, I speak arabic too :)

Native
1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Arabic +1
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–B1

Teacher Joyce

Teacher Joyce

PhilippinesNative

italki · Philippines

🌟 Certified Licensed Professional Teacher 🌟Achieve Your Goals with Fun, Personalized Lessons🌟

Native
50+ lessons
Teaching degree
Filipino +1
★ 5.0 (1)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • 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$3.96–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,225$17$11–$225.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,096$20$14–$275.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,961from ¥6,800/month—5.0★Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,753from €24/month—4.9★Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,608from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,601$17$12–$214.9★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,512$28$19–$364.9★No trial lessons60 min
DMM英会話1,332from ¥4,880/month—4.9★Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,059$13$9.47–$18—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Preply966$30$24–$435.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Wiingy873$40$38–$414.6★Free trial (55 min)55 min
Verbling478$25$19–$345.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt102$61$50–$704.9★No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant90$62$45–$805.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
LanguaTalk46$28$24–$335.0★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
10th–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
10th–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 25–30 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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