The short answer
For one-to-one online tutoring with a qualified, curriculum-matched tutor, UAE families in 2026 typically pay between AED 70 and AED 250 per hour. In-person home tutoring in Dubai and Abu Dhabi usually runs higher, from around AED 150 to AED 400 per hour, because you are paying for travel time and a smaller pool of available teachers.
LiveTutor sessions are $15 per hour, about AED 55, with one flat rate for every subject and level. The first session is free.
What the named options actually charge
Published prices are easier to compare once you separate the number from what it buys. Tutopiya advertises from EUR 5 per month on a 12 month plan, EUR 11 paid quarterly or EUR 13 paid monthly, and that fee buys access to a self-study resource library of notes, quizzes, past papers and AI feedback rather than one-to-one tutor time. Elmadrasah sells prepaid bundles, and its 70 lesson Flex pack at AED 3,976 works out at about AED 57 per session, a per-session price you reach only by buying in bulk. My Tutor Source in Qatar quotes from QAR 50 per hour, roughly AED 50, charged by the hour with the rate varying by tutor and subject. LiveTutor is $15 per hour, about AED 55, paid as you book, with no package and a free first lesson.
Those figures were read from each provider's public pricing page on 23 August 2026 and may have changed since. They sit at the low end of the AED 70 to 250 range above because the range covers the whole market, including in-person home tutoring in Dubai and Abu Dhabi at AED 150 to 400 per hour, where travel time and a smaller pool of teachers push the rate up.
What actually drives the price
Level matters most. Primary support costs less than IGCSE, and IGCSE costs less than A-Level, IB Diploma or SAT preparation, because the pool of teachers who can teach exam-level content well is smaller.
Tutor background is the second driver. A current or former UK or US classroom teacher with examiner experience charges more than a university student tutoring part time. Both can be right for different children: a Year 6 pupil consolidating fractions has different needs from a Year 13 student chasing an A* prediction.
Format is the third. Group classes look cheaper per hour, often AED 40 to 80, but your child gets a fraction of the teacher's attention, and the class moves at the group's pace rather than your child's. Most families who switch from groups to one-to-one report needing fewer total hours, which narrows the real cost gap.
Watch the packaging, not just the rate
The advertised hourly rate is only part of the price. Some platforms require prepaid packages of 20 or 40 hours, sometimes with expiry dates. Some charge registration or matching fees. Some make refunds difficult when the tutor turns out to be a poor fit.
Three questions cut through most of it. Can you pay per session without a package? What happens to unused hours if you stop? And is there a real trial with the actual tutor your child would keep, rather than a sales call? At LiveTutor the answers are: yes, you can buy a single session at a time; unused sessions do not expire; and the trial is a full free lesson with the matched tutor.
When cheap becomes expensive
The most expensive tutoring is the kind that does not work. A tutor at AED 50 per hour teaching the wrong exam board, or working through a generic textbook instead of your child's specification, costs you months of the school year, and exam years do not come back around. Before price, confirm the tutor teaches your child's exact course, that they use real past papers, and that you get feedback after lessons rather than silence.
A fair test for any provider, including us: after four weeks you should be able to name specifically what has improved. If you cannot, change something.
See whether the match is right before paying
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