Convert milliliters to cups

Convert milliliters to cups, with the formula and a quick reference table.

Result
0.0042267528 cups

≈ 0 cups · 1 mL = 0.0042267528 cup

cup: US legal-ish cup = 8 US fl oz = 236.588 mL

All volume units

UnitValueSymbol
1mL
0.1cL
0.01dL
0.001L
1cm³
0.000001
0.061023744in³
0.000035314667ft³
0.20288414tsp
0.067628045tbsp
0.033814023fl oz
0.0042267528cup
0.0021133764pt
0.0010566882qt
0.00026417205gal
0.16893636tsp (UK)
0.056312128tbsp (UK)
0.03519508fl oz (UK)
0.003519508cup (UK)
0.004cup (metric)
0.001759754pt (UK)
0.00087987699qt (UK)
0.00021996925gal (UK)
0.0084535057stick
0.0000062898108bbl

milliliters to cups at a glance

mLcup
10.00422675
20.00845351
30.0126803
40.016907
50.0211338
100.0422675
250.105669
500.211338
1000.422675

Other volume conversions

How it works

Every unit in this dimension is defined as a ratio to one base unit — the liter. Converting is therefore two multiplications: into the base unit, then out of it.

1 mL = 0.0042267528 cup

US, imperial and metric cups are not the same

A US cup is 236.588 mL, an imperial (UK) cup is 284.131 mL, and a metric cup — used in Australia and most modern recipe books — is exactly 250 mL. A recipe that says "1 cup" can mean any of the three, so this converter lists them separately rather than guessing.

Rounding

Results are rounded to 8 significant figures, adjustable with the slider above. Exact factors are used internally, so chaining conversions does not accumulate error.

Sources

Conversion factors follow NIST Special Publication 811 (Guide for the Use of the International System of Units) and the BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition. Every factor is checked by an automated round-trip test on each build.