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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

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

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KazakhstanNative

italki · Kazakhstan

Experienced Native Russian Teacher With More Than 3 years of Teaching Experience Students Worldwide

Native
3 yrs · 26 lessons
None listed
Kazakh +2
★ 5.0 (3)
Replies to 85% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Svetlana

Svetlana

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Clases Ruso online y presenciales con prpfesora nativa

Native (likely)
6 years teaching
None listed
Spanish
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
Diana

Diana

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

Speak Russian Confidently

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration
Iryna

Iryna

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

Tutor of Ukrainian and Russian language with university experience. For adults and children.

Native
500+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Ukrainian +2
★ 5.0 (3)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Alina

Alina

Native (likely)

Voscours

Bonjour ! Je propose des cours de russe personnalisés pour enfants et adultes, débutants et niveaux intermédiaires

Native (likely)
1 years teaching
Language degree
French
No reviews yet
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Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
$6.73/h
Free trial lesson
Book on Voscours(opens in a new tab)
Nadezhda

Nadezhda

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

🎓 Diploma | Russian for Beginn

Native
12 years teaching
Teaching degree
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

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Nilufar

Nilufar

TajikistanNative

italki · Tajikistan

Сертифицированный преподаватель Tesol Tefl с опытом более 9ти лет преподования

Native
9 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +3
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Samira

Samira

Native

FindTutors

Private lessons from Russian native speaker for kids and adults.

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

Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
Anna

Anna

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

🎓 5 yrs Experience | Travel Ru

Native
5 years teaching
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Наталия

Наталия

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Profesora de Ruso | Russian Teacher | Adultos y Niños

Native
6 yrs · 5 lessons
Other certificate · verified
Spanish +2
★ 5.0 (2)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Diana

Diana

Native (likely)

FindTutors

Native Russian tutor with 3 years of experience. I live in Russia, so possible to show my students the real Russian culture.

Native (likely)
3 years teaching
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely

  • Kids
Malika

Malika

UzbekistanNative

AmazingTalker · Uzbekistan

🗣️ Start speaking Russian!

Native
7 years teaching
Language degree
Uzbek +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Asaloy

Asaloy

Native (likely)

Nachhilfeunterricht

Deutsch Lehrerin oder Deutsch-Russisch Übersetzerin, die Ausländer (vielleicht Kinder aus Russland) Deutsch bis B1 unterrichtet.

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

Teaches A1–B1

  • Kids
Kristy

Kristy

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian teacher with 10+ years of experience.

Native
10 years teaching
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Farid

Farid

TürkiyeNative

AmazingTalker · Türkiye

👩‍🏫 Kids & Adult English 🎈

Native
2 yrs · 9 lessons
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Kids

Anna

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Clases de ruso para niños y adultos, nivel nativo y enfoque práctico

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

Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
Anastasia

Anastasia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

✨Certified Russian Tutor. Help you start speaking Russian in a month 😎.

Native
1 lessons
Other certificate
English
No reviews yet
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Viktoriia

Viktoriia

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

🎓 Head Trainer | Business Russ

Native
1 years teaching
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Elena

Elena

Native (likely)

Letuelezioni

Insegnante lingua russa, sette anni di esperienza

Native (likely)
7 years teaching
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
  • Kids
Sheyma

Sheyma

TürkiyeNative

AmazingTalker · Türkiye

Conversational Russian 🗣️

Native
New tutor
Language degree
English +3
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

Aleksandra

Native (likely)

Letuelezioni

Offro le lezioni di russo per adulti e bambini

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

Larisa

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

🎓 3 yrs Experience | Basic Rus

Native
3 yrs · 6 lessons
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners

Tatiana

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Ayudo a niños a activar y desarrollar el ruso desde cero, y a adultos que desean aprender el idioma de forma clara y práctica

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

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Kids
  • Beginners
Maria

Maria

RussiaNative

AmazingTalker · Russia

Speaking✈️Travel🎯Pronunciation

Native
New tutor
Language degree
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
  • Everyday admin & immigration

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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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