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Cheap Russian tutors under $15 an hour

The most affordable quarter of Russian tutors charge $15 per hour or less: 1,233 tutors across 11 platforms. For comparison, the overall median is $20. Trial lessons typically cost $5.00. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$12/h
Median / hour
$9.00–$13
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
1,233
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

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

Anastasia

Anastasia

Native

Tusclasesparticulares

Estudiante de Rusia da clases de ruso e inglés

Native
2 years teaching
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Russian (Russia) · likely

  • Speaks your language
Anna

Anna

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 4.9 (50)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Yıldız G.

Yıldız G.

TurkmenistanNative

Preply · Turkmenistan

Friendly Multilingual Russian Language Teacher

Native
7 lessons
None listed
Turkish +1
★ 5.0 (1)
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  • Speaks your language
Anna

Anna

Native (likely)

Letuelezioni

Madrelingua russo, magistrale inglese

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Andrey

Andrey

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (48)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
Irina J.

Irina J.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Want to learn to speak Russian? I’ll help you do it quickly and stress-free! Personalized lessons, interesting topics—sign up for your first class!

Native
4 lessons
Professional teacher
French +1
★ 5.0 (1)
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Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language

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Iulia

Iulia

Native (likely)

Letuelezioni

Buongiorno! Sono Julia Smirnova. Sono madrelingua e l'insegnante della lingua russa. Lezioni online per gli italiani

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Felix

Felix

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Sprache entsteht nur, indem man selbst aktiv in dieser Sprache denkt und spricht .

Native
10,000+ lessons
None listed
Azerbaijani +2
★ 4.9 (49)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Nataliia T.

Nataliia T.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

If you cook a dish for too long, it will be hard to eat. The guarantee of success is not stress, but joy, ease, and talent.

Native
6 lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (1)
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Russian (Russia) · likely

  • Speaks your language
Halina

Halina

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Profesora titulada en ruso. Soy rusa nativa y vivo en San Petersburgo. imparto clases de forma online.

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Russian (Russia) · likely

Andre

Andre

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Как вы запомнили русский алфавит?

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (45)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Aklima N.

Aklima N.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Russian for Life and Work with an Experienced Native Speaker Teacher

Native
10 yrs · 10 lessons
None listed
Spanish +2
★ 5.0 (1)
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Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
Cecilia

Cecilia

Native

Tusclasesparticulares

Nativa rusa y alumna de Lenguas Modernas (UGR)

Native
New tutor
None listed
Spanish
No reviews yet
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Alexandre

Alexandre

FranceNative

italki · France

Teacher, translator, editor, musician, athlete, traveler

Native
18 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
French +3
★ 5.0 (45)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Madinabonu F.

Madinabonu F.

UzbekistanNative

Preply · Uzbekistan

Russian Language Teacher for Foreigners and Intermediate Learners. I'll Help You Speak from Scratch! I Speak English at a B2 Level for Comfortable Communicatio…

Native
1 lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (1)
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Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners

Yevhenii

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Profesor de Ruso (nativo), para todos edades y niveles.

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
Anastasia

Anastasia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
Chinese +3
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Mahri S.

Mahri S.

TurkmenistanNative

Preply · Turkmenistan

Native Russian Speaker, for Beginners and Advanced Learners.

Native
1 lessons
Professional teacher
Turkish +2
★ 1.0 (1)
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Ana

Ana

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Doy clases del idioma Ruso online por el ordenador o por WhatsApp

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely

Tanya

Tanya

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian native speaker

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
German +3
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Alena K.

Alena K.

BelarusNative

Preply · Belarus

Russian is easy! I explain in English or Polish. Check out my profile, and let's start learning together!

Native
1 yrs · 3 lessons
Professional teacher
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language

Clemence

Native

Voscours

Cours de langue russe pour débutants et élèves

Native
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Beginners
Kate

Kate

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
4 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C1

  • Speaks your language
Stanislav

Stanislav

Native (likely)

Voscours

Prof de Russe - locuteur natif, étudiant étranger en France, bien formé en musique, cinéma et littérature Russe, à votre service.

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
French
No reviews yet
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Russian (Russia) · likely

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Russian tutors by platform

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price ($6.60), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (2,310 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
Tusclases / FindTutors2,310$20$16–$265.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki1,013$17$12–$245.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Preply921$23$16–$305.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Classgap254$19$15–$245.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
AmazingTalker110$6.60$6.60–$204.9★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Apprentus65$30$24–$414.9★No trial lessons60 min
Cafetalk40$17$13–$22—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Wyzant31$60$40–$805.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
Verbling30$26$20–$315.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt27$61$45–$855.0★No trial lessons60 min
LanguaTalk5$28$23–$335.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min

How much Russian tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 4804 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3228 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 1576 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $26, 2308 tutors
italki
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $24, 1013 tutors
Preply
$23Middle 50% between $16 and $30, 921 tutors
Classgap
$19Middle 50% between $15 and $24, 254 tutors
AmazingTalker
$6.60Middle 50% between $6.60 and $20, 110 tutors
Apprentus
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $41, 65 tutors
Cafetalk
$17Middle 50% between $13 and $22, 40 tutors
Wyzant
$60Middle 50% between $40 and $80, 31 tutors
Verbling
$26Middle 50% between $20 and $31, 30 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$61Middle 50% between $45 and $85, 27 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $23 and $33, 5 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Russian tutors are from

  • RussiaRussia1,352 / 4,806
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,806
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,806
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,806
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,806
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,806
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,806
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,806

Russian tutors: FAQ

The cheapest quarter of Russian tutors in our directory charge $15 per hour or less (1,233 tutors). Community tutors and non-native speakers are usually the most affordable, and many offer discounted trial lessons.

Across 4,804 Russian tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $11 and $36 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.00. Trials are offered on italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Cafetalk, 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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