Milliliters to Cups Converter
Convert milliliters to US cups instantly. 1 mL = 0.00422675 cup. Formula, table and the one clean number in this conversion.
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Quick answer
One milliliter equals 0.00422675 US cups. Divide millilitres by 236.588 to get cups, so a 500 mL bottle holds about 2.11 cups.
| Cubic metre (m³) | 0.000001 |
| Litre (L) | 0.001 |
| Millilitre (mL) | 1 |
| Cubic centimetre (cm³) | 1 |
| Cubic inch (in³) | 0.06102374409 |
| Cubic foot (ft³) | 0.00003531466672 |
| Cubic yard (yd³) | 0.000001307950619 |
| US gallon (gal) | 0.0002641720524 |
| US quart (qt) | 0.001056688209 |
| US pint (pt) | 0.002113376419 |
| US cup (cup) | 0.004226752838 |
| US fluid ounce (fl oz) | 0.03381402256 |
| US tablespoon (tbsp) | 0.06762804512 |
| US teaspoon (tsp) | 0.2028841362 |
| Imperial gallon (gal (UK)) | 0.0002199692483 |
| Imperial pint (pt (UK)) | 0.001759753986 |
| Oil barrel (bbl) | 0.00000628981077 |
| Board foot (lumber) (FBM) | 0.0004237760035 |
| Thousand board feet (MBF) | 4.237760e-7 |
| Cord (firewood) (cord) | 2.758958e-7 |
mL to cup conversion table
| mL | cup |
|---|---|
| 1 mL | 0.004226752838 cup |
| 2 mL | 0.008453505675 cup |
| 3 mL | 0.01268025851 cup |
| 4 mL | 0.01690701135 cup |
| 5 mL | 0.02113376419 cup |
| 6 mL | 0.02536051703 cup |
| 7 mL | 0.02958726986 cup |
| 8 mL | 0.0338140227 cup |
| 9 mL | 0.03804077554 cup |
| 10 mL | 0.04226752838 cup |
| 20 mL | 0.08453505675 cup |
| 30 mL | 0.1268025851 cup |
| 40 mL | 0.1690701135 cup |
| 50 mL | 0.2113376419 cup |
| 60 mL | 0.2536051703 cup |
| 70 mL | 0.2958726986 cup |
| 80 mL | 0.338140227 cup |
| 90 mL | 0.3804077554 cup |
| 100 mL | 0.4226752838 cup |
| 250 mL | 1.056688209 cup |
| 500 mL | 2.113376419 cup |
| 1000 mL | 4.226752838 cup |
How to convert mL to cup
The one genuinely convenient landmark in this conversion is that 1 US cup is very close to 240 mL in casual use: measuring spoons and small kitchen jugs sold for metric markets often print "240 mL = 1 cup" as a practical approximation, even though the precise legal figure is 236.588 mL; the 1.4% difference rarely matters for home cooking.
Nutrition labels in metric countries state serving sizes in millilitres or grams, while equivalent US labels default to cups. A "1 cup" serving of cereal, milk or soup on a US label converts to roughly 237 mL, useful to know when comparing a US product's stated serving size directly against a metric one for the same underlying food product and portion.