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Cheap English tutors under $11 an hour

The most affordable quarter of English tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 7,318 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
$6.74โ€“$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,318
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

4,014 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Raheen

Raheen

IndiaNative

AmazingTalker ยท India

๐ŸŽ“ BA | Conversational English

Native
1 years teaching
Language degree
Hindi
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (India) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Ayoub

Ayoub

Morocco

AmazingTalker ยท Morocco

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Fluent (C2)
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Moroccan Arabic
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
HERIETH

HERIETH

Tanzania

AmazingTalker ยท Tanzania

๐Ÿ‘ถ Kids English | Beginners

Fluent (C2)
2 years teaching
None listed
Swahili
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Marco

Marco

China

AmazingTalker ยท China

๐ŸŽ“ 1 yr Experience | Business C

Advanced (C1)
1 years teaching
None listed
Chinese
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Leonewen

Leonewen

Philippines

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids Oral ๐Ÿ—ฃ

Upper intermediate (B2)
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English ยท Teaches A2โ€“B1

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Kindness

Kindness

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids Conversational

Native
19 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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Kim

Kim

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversation ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
No reviews yet
Not shown

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

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
ANDERSON

ANDERSON

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker ยท Cameroon

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids Conversation ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
French +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Godsworth

Godsworth

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids English ๐Ÿ—ฃ

Native
3 years teaching
Teaching degree
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Simphiwe

Simphiwe

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ BA Development | Business En

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

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

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Lerato

Lerato

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TEFL/Conversational English

Native
New tutor
Teaching degree
Zulu +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Legzouli

Legzouli

Morocco

AmazingTalker ยท Morocco

โœจ Conversational Arabic ๐Ÿ—ฃ

Upper intermediate (B2)
New tutor
None listed
Moroccan Arabic +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Somaye

Somaye

Uzbekistan

AmazingTalker ยท Uzbekistan

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | German Beginners ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Fluent (C2)
24 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Persian +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Zara

Zara

United StatesNative

AmazingTalker ยท United States

๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversational English ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
6 lessons
None listed
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Stanfford

Stanfford

JamaicaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Jamaica

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Spani

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Nda

Nda

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker ยท Cameroon

๐ŸŽ“ Oral French | Beginners ๐Ÿ‘„

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

Teaches A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
j8rsycbrgh

j8rsycbrgh

Romania

AmazingTalker ยท Romania

๐ŸŽ“ TEFL | Oral French ๐Ÿ‘„

Fluent (C2)
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Romanian +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Lionel

Lionel

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker ยท Cameroon

๐ŸŽ“6yrs Experience|Spoken French

Native
6 years teaching
None listed
French +2
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
์˜ค์š”ํ•œ

์˜ค์š”ํ•œ

South Korea

AmazingTalker ยท South Korea

๐ŸŽ“ Korean Tutor | Conversationa

Advanced (C1)
1 years teaching
None listed
Korean +4
No reviews yet
Not shown

American English ยท Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
ๅผตๅบญ็ถธ

ๅผตๅบญ็ถธ

Taiwan

AmazingTalker ยท Taiwan

๐Ÿ—ฃ Chinese Conversation | Kids

Fluent (C2)
New tutor
None listed
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
I

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Taiwan

AmazingTalker ยท Taiwan

๐ŸŽ“ 6 yrs Experience | Chinese K

Advanced (C1)
6 years teaching
None listed
Chinese
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Luna

Luna

China

AmazingTalker ยท China

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Business English ๐Ÿ’ผ

Upper intermediate (B2)
New tutor
None listed
Chinese
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
้ซ˜่€ๅธˆ

้ซ˜่€ๅธˆ

China

AmazingTalker ยท China

๐ŸŽ“ HSK | Conversational Chinese

Upper intermediate (B2)
New tutor
None listed
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Teacher Hong

Teacher Hong

Taiwan

AmazingTalker ยท Taiwan

Adult Mandarin tutoring

Fluent (C2)
1 years teaching
Other certificate
Chinese
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

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English tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,546 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
AmazingTalker7,546$9.24$3.96โ€“$205.0โ˜…Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,470$17$11โ€“$225.0โ˜…First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,095$20$14โ€“$275.0โ˜…Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,966from ยฅ6,800/monthโ€”5.0โ˜…Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,759from โ‚ฌ24/monthโ€”4.9โ˜…Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,607from $67/monthโ€”5.0โ˜…Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,603$17$12โ€“$214.9โ˜…Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,525$28$19โ€“$364.9โ˜…No trial lessons60 min
DMM่‹ฑไผš่ฉฑ1,335from ยฅ4,880/monthโ€”4.9โ˜…Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,060$13$9.47โ€“$18โ€”Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Preply966$30$24โ€“$435.0โ˜…Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Wiingy876$40$38โ€“$414.6โ˜…Free trial (55 min)55 min
Verbling479$25$19โ€“$345.0โ˜…Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt102$60$49โ€“$694.9โ˜…No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant90$63$45โ€“$845.0โ˜…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, 28815 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12689 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 16126 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, 7546 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7437 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7095 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1603 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $36, 1525 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $18, 1051 tutors
Preply
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $43, 966 tutors
Wiingy
$40Middle 50% between $38 and $41, 876 tutors
Verbling
$25Middle 50% between $19 and $34, 479 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $49 and $69, 102 tutors
Wyzant
$63Middle 50% between $45 and $84, 90 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $24 and $33, 45 tutors
10thโ€“90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where English tutors are from

  • PhilippinesPhilippines7,930 / 46,525
  • United StatesUnited States4,041 / 46,525
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,311 / 46,525
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,738 / 46,525
  • JapanJapan1,127 / 46,525
  • NigeriaNigeria986 / 46,525
  • TaiwanTaiwan834 / 46,525
  • CanadaCanada825 / 46,525

English tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of English tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (7,318 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 28,815 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 13, 2026

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