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AirPods Max 2 price in the US
Apple Store price in the US, before tax, with our estimate of average sales tax, converted to pounds.
AirPods Max 2
About US$590 with average sales tax (7.5%) · £446
Price details
AirPods Max 2 are sold in one model in the US. Colour doesn't change the price: Blue, Midnight, Orange, Purple and Starlight cost the same.
- Apple Store price
- US$549Before tax
- Average sales tax
- 7.5% · about US$41.17Our estimate. The rate you pay depends on where you live
- With average sales tax
- US$590Used to compare with other countries
- In pounds
- £446
- Rank
- 10th cheapest of 40
Price in the US
In US dollars, before taxUS$549 since we first checked it on 9 May 2026. The price hasn't changed.
Questions
Are the AirPods Max 2 cheaper in the US than in the UK?
Yes. They cost US$549 before tax, about £446 with average sales tax, in the US. In the UK they cost £499, so they're £53 (11% of the price in the UK) less in the US.
Does the price include tax?
No. Apple adds sales tax at checkout. With our average rate for the US of 7.5%, the AirPods Max 2 comes to about US$590.
Where are the AirPods Max 2 cheapest?
Malaysia, at about £425. The US is 10th cheapest of 40.
Has the price changed?
No. It has been US$549 since we first checked it on 9 May 2026.
How the US compares
In pounds, with tax
40 countries. Differences are against the price in the US; percentages are of that price. Prices for the US include our average sales tax.
Tax
Apple adds sales tax at checkout, so its prices in the US are before tax. To compare with other countries we add our average rate for the US, 7.5%. The rate you pay depends on where you live. The US has no tax refund for visitors.
Prices in the US in general
US = 100The US is the reference: other countries are measured against it. Here, general prices and this product are both at 100.
United States: inflation, wages and pricesAirPods Max 2 in other countries
Nearest in price
8Hong Kong£4429Singapore£442
Also in the Americas
AirPods Max 2 in all 40 countries
Other Apple products in the US
AirPods 5from US$129AirPods Pro 3from US$249AirTagfrom US$29Apple TV 4Kfrom US$199Apple Watch Hermes Series 12from US$1,399Sources and method
Prices collected from Apple's public website for the US, checked 6 Oct 2026. Apple shows prices there before tax; we add the average sales tax to compare. Converted at European Central Bank reference rates from 6 Oct 2026. Not affiliated with Apple. For guidance only, not tax or financial advice.
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