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Cups to milliliters is one of the most-used conversions in cooking and baking — anywhere a US recipe meets a metric kitchen scale. This calculator gives you the exact milliliter equivalent for any number of US cups, so you can scale recipes accurately and substitute ingredients with confidence.
How to convert cups to mL
One US cup equals exactly 236.588 milliliters. To convert any number of US cups to milliliters, multiply by 236.588.
Worked example: 2 cups in mL is calculated as 2 × 236.588 ≈ 473.18 mL.
Which cup is this?
"Cup" is not a single universal unit — it varies by country:
- US cup: 236.588 mL — used in most American recipes (this calculator).
- US legal cup: 240 mL — used on US nutrition labels.
- Metric cup: 250 mL — common in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK in modern recipes.
- Imperial cup: 284 mL — older British recipes (rare today).
This page uses the standard US cup (236.588 mL). If your recipe is from Australia or modern UK sources, multiply by 250 instead for a metric cup.
What is the cups to mL formula?
The formula for converting US cups to milliliters is:
mL = cups × 236.588
How do I convert mL to cups?
To convert milliliters to cups, divide by 236.588:
cups = mL / 236.588
Or use our mL to cups calculator.
Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons
For smaller volumes, US recipes use tablespoons and teaspoons:
- 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons
- 1 tablespoon = 14.79 mL
- 1 teaspoon = 4.93 mL
- 1/4 cup = 59.15 mL
- 1/3 cup = 78.86 mL
- 1/2 cup = 118.29 mL
- 3/4 cup = 177.44 mL
Cups to ML Conversion Table
This table shows common values in US cups and their equivalent in milliliters.
| US Cups | Milliliters (mL) |
|---|---|
| 1/4 | 59.15 |
| 1/3 | 78.86 |
| 1/2 | 118.29 |
| 2/3 | 157.73 |
| 3/4 | 177.44 |
| 1 | 236.59 |
| 1.5 | 354.88 |
| 2 | 473.18 |
| 2.5 | 591.47 |
| 3 | 709.76 |
| 4 | 946.35 |
| 5 | 1182.94 |
| 6 | 1419.53 |
| 8 | 1892.71 |
| 10 | 2365.88 |