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Cheap English tutors under $11 an hour

The most affordable quarter of English tutors charge $11 per hour or less: 7,353 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
$6.74–$10
Typical range
$2.20
Trial lesson
7,353
on 16 platforms

Compare English tutors

4,889 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Shereen

Shereen

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

🗣️ Conversation| 🎯 Fluency

Native
3 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Maryjane

Maryjane

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker · Nigeria

Kids, Teens, adults

Native
6 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Amit

Amit

Bangladesh

AmazingTalker · Bangladesh

🎓 TESOL | Kids Oral English 👶

Advanced (C1)
9 years teaching
Official exam examiner
Bangla +5
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C1

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Lynne

Lynne

KenyaNative (likely)

AmazingTalker · Kenya

🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼

Native (likely)
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Swahili
No reviews yet
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British English · Teaches A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Merry

Merry

Philippines

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 TEFL CERTIFIED

Advanced (C1)
2 years teaching
Teaching degree
Filipino +5
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Maricel

Maricel

Philippines

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 TESOL | Conversational Engli

Fluent (C2)
3 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino
No reviews yet
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American English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

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Robert

Robert

EstoniaNative

AmazingTalker · Estonia

🎓Conversational English 🗣

Native
15 years teaching
None listed
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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American English · Teaches C1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Benedicta

Benedicta

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker · Nigeria

🎓 TESOL | Business English 💼

Native
6 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
Monique

Monique

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🌟 Kids & Business English

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Gliezel

Gliezel

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

🎓 TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
3 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Cebuano +2
No reviews yet
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American English · Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Yelbe

Yelbe

Ethiopia

AmazingTalker · Ethiopia

🎓 Early Years | Conversational

Fluent (C2)
7 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Amharic +6
No reviews yet
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Teaches B1

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Oluwalade

Oluwalade

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker · Nigeria

✨ Conversational English 👶

Native
2 years teaching
None listed
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Odinabeka

Odinabeka

Tajikistan

AmazingTalker · Tajikistan

🎓 Cambridge Diploma | Conversa

Upper intermediate (B2)
2 years teaching
Other certificate
Russian +5
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–B2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Gloria

Gloria

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker · Nigeria

Conversation 💼

Native
5 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Marko

Marko

SloveniaNative

AmazingTalker · Slovenia

🎓 TESOL | Oral English 👶

Native
14 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
German +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker · South Africa

🎓 TESOL | Conversation 👶

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Bofelo

Bofelo

BotswanaNative

AmazingTalker · Botswana

Conversation | Educational

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
faith

faith

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker · Nigeria

🗣 Conversational English | Kid

Native
5 years teaching
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Leonilyn

Leonilyn

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker · Philippines

TESOL | Conversational & Kids

Native
8 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Johnny

Johnny

Italy

AmazingTalker · Italy

Italian for all levels!

Advanced (C1)
8 years teaching
None listed
Italian +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Anna

Anna

Russia

AmazingTalker · Russia

🎓 8 yrs Experience | Russian B

Upper intermediate (B2)
8 years teaching
None listed
Russian +5
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Asmaa

Asmaa

EgyptNative

AmazingTalker · Egypt

🎓 Quran Tajweed | Conversation

Native
New tutor
None listed
Egyptian Arabic +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Tima

Tima

Morocco

AmazingTalker · Morocco

Learn English with confidence

Advanced (C1)
1 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Arabic +6
No reviews yet
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American English · Teaches A1–A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Santiago

Santiago

ColombiaNative

AmazingTalker · Colombia

🌟 Spanish Travel | Beginner 👄

Native
2 years teaching
None listed
Spanish
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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English tutors by platform

AmazingTalker is both the cheapest (median $9.24) and the biggest (7,547 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
AmazingTalker7,547$9.24$3.96–$205.0★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Tusclases / FindTutors7,192$17$11–$225.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki7,095$20$14–$275.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
NativeCamp5,966from ¥6,800/month—5.0★Free trial period25 min
Cambly5,760from €24/month—4.9★Not advertised30 min
Engoo4,607from $67/month—5.0★Free trial (25 min)25 min
Classgap1,624$17$12–$214.9★Free trial (20 min)60 min
Apprentus1,525$28$19–$364.9★No trial lessons60 min
DMM英会話1,335from ¥4,880/month—4.9★Free trial period25 min
Cafetalk1,062$13$9.47–$18—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Preply966$30$24–$435.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Wiingy876$40$38–$414.6★Free trial (55 min)55 min
Verbling479$25$19–$345.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt102$60$49–$694.9★No trial lessons60 min
Wyzant90$63$45–$845.0★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, 28561 tutors
Native speakers
$17Middle 50% between $9.24 and $26, 12684 tutors
Non-native
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $28, 15877 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, 7547 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$17Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 7159 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 7095 tutors
Classgap
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $21, 1624 tutors
Apprentus
$28Middle 50% between $19 and $36, 1525 tutors
Cafetalk
$13Middle 50% between $9.47 and $18, 1053 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
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where English tutors are from

  • PhilippinesPhilippines7,934 / 46,272
  • United StatesUnited States4,041 / 46,272
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom3,313 / 46,272
  • South AfricaSouth Africa2,745 / 46,272
  • JapanJapan1,127 / 46,272
  • NigeriaNigeria986 / 46,272
  • TaiwanTaiwan835 / 46,272
  • CanadaCanada825 / 46,272

English tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of English tutors in our directory charge $11 per hour or less (7,353 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 28,561 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 13, 2026

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