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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

1,502 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Jovan

Jovan

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ Berlitz | Business English ๐Ÿ’ผ

Native
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Business
  • Beginners
Teacher Noorie

Teacher Noorie

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversation ๐Ÿ—ฃ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans +3
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A2โ€“C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Precious

Precious

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversational English | Ora

Native
New tutor
Language degree
French +4
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches A2โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ

๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ

Philippines

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

๐“๐„๐’๐Ž๐‹/๐“๐„๐…๐‹-๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐„๐’๐‹ ๐“๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

Fluent (C2)
12 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Filipino
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Tatum

Tatum

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversation ๐Ÿ—ฃ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Tanusha

Tanusha

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐Ÿ†Professional Certified Tutor

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

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

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April.

April.

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

Business and Conversational

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

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Ms. Bukky

Ms. Bukky

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

TESOL/TEFL Certified Kids Fun!

Native
8 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Yoruba +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2โ€“B2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Vera

Vera

NigeriaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Nigeria

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Business English ๐Ÿ’ผ

Native
6 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Cherell

Cherell

South AfricaNative

AmazingTalker ยท South Africa

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Kids English ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Afrikaans
No reviews yet
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English (South Africa) ยท likely ยท Teaches C1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Teacher Emma

Teacher Emma

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker ยท Cameroon

๐ŸŽ“ TEFL-certified English tutor

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Sonia

Sonia

PakistanNative

AmazingTalker ยท Pakistan

๐ŸŽ“ English Language | IELTS Pre

Native
3 years teaching
Other certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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Teaches C1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Belinda

Belinda

ZimbabweNative

AmazingTalker ยท Zimbabwe

๐ŸŽ“ TEFL

Native
7 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Yoruba +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Diako

Diako

United StatesNative

AmazingTalker ยท United States

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Native
10 yrs ยท 4 lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Spanish +4
No reviews yet
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American English ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Grace

Grace

TaiwanNative

AmazingTalker ยท Taiwan

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversation ๐Ÿ‘ถ

Native
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Chinese +1
No reviews yet
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American English ยท Teaches A1โ€“B1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Vitor

Vitor

Brazil

AmazingTalker ยท Brazil

๐ŸŽ“ 12 yrs Exp. | Conversation

Fluent (C2)
12 years teaching
None listed
Portuguese +1
No reviews yet
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American English ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Valeriia

Valeriia

Ukraine

AmazingTalker ยท Ukraine

๐ŸŽŒ JLPT N3 | Conversational Eng

Advanced (C1)
3 years teaching
Professional teacher
Russian +2
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Ibrahim

Ibrahim

JordanNative

AmazingTalker ยท Jordan

TESOL | Conversational English

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Arabic
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2โ€“B1

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
Dorette

Dorette

Cameroon

AmazingTalker ยท Cameroon

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversational Engli

Fluent (C2)
2 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
French
No reviews yet
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Teaches B2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids
WOANDEU

WOANDEU

CameroonNative

AmazingTalker ยท Cameroon

๐ŸŽ“ TESOL | Conversation

Native
2 years teaching
None listed
French
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches A2โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Emily

Emily

China

AmazingTalker ยท China

๐ŸŽ“ 4 yrs Experience | Business

Upper intermediate (B2)
4 years teaching
None listed
Chinese +2
No reviews yet
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British English ยท Teaches B1โ€“C2

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

Teacher Fei

China

AmazingTalker ยท China

โœจ Basic English ๐ŸŒŸ

Advanced (C1)
New tutor
None listed
Chinese
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Nejc

Nejc

SloveniaNative

AmazingTalker ยท Slovenia

๐Ÿ’ผ Interviews | Meetings

Native
New tutor
None listed
Croatian +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches B1โ€“C2

  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Alex

Alex

PhilippinesNative

AmazingTalker ยท Philippines

Conversation|Children (6-11)|Business

Native
1 years teaching
Teaching degree
Spanish +3
No reviews yet
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Teaches A2โ€“C2

  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

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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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