Cups to milliliters

How to convert cups (US) to milliliters

1. Take the value in cups (US).
2. Use the formula milliliters = cups (US) × 236.5882365.
3. For example, 1 cup is 236.59 ml.

About cups and milliliters

A US customary cup is exactly 236.5882365 ml, so multiply cups by 236.59 to get milliliters. Half a cup is 118.29 ml and a quarter cup is 59.15 ml.

Not every cup is the same. US nutrition labels use a “legal cup” of 240 ml, and Australia, New Zealand and Canada use a metric cup of 250 ml. The gap is small for a single cup but adds up in baking, so check where a recipe comes from.

Examples

• 1 cup (one cup of milk or flour in a US recipe) is 236.59 ml
• 0.5 cups (one stick of butter) is 118.29 ml
• 0.25 cups (a quarter cup, or 4 tablespoons) is 59.15 ml
• 2 cups (one US pint) is 473.18 ml

Cups to milliliters chart