Cups to ml Converter
1 US cup = 236.6 ml, 1 metric cup = 250 ml, 1 US legal cup = 240 ml. Choose your cup and enter an amount.
1 US cup =
237 ml
8 fl oz · 16 tbsp · 48 tsp
Cups to ml chart
| Cups | US | Metric | Imperial |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 30 ml | 31 ml | 36 ml |
| ¼ cup | 59 ml | 63 ml | 71 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 79 ml | 83 ml | 95 ml |
| ½ cup | 118 ml | 125 ml | 142 ml |
| ⅔ cup | 158 ml | 167 ml | 189 ml |
| ¾ cup | 177 ml | 188 ml | 213 ml |
| 1 cup | 237 ml | 250 ml | 284 ml |
| 1½ cups | 355 ml | 375 ml | 426 ml |
| 2 cups | 473 ml | 500 ml | 568 ml |
| 3 cups | 710 ml | 750 ml | 852 ml |
| 4 cups | 946 ml | 1,000 ml | 1,137 ml |
US cup = 236.6 ml (8 US fl oz). Metric cup = 250 ml. Imperial cup = 284.1 ml. Values rounded to the nearest ml.
Cups to ml FAQ
How many ml are in a cup?
1 US cup is 236.6 ml. A metric cup (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK) is 250 ml. Nutrition labels in the US use a "legal cup" of 240 ml.
Is 1 cup 250 ml?
Only a metric cup is exactly 250 ml. A US cup is 236.6 ml, about 13 ml less. For most cooking the difference doesn't matter, but in baking it adds up over several cups.
How many ml is half a cup?
½ US cup is 118 ml. ½ metric cup is 125 ml.
What is an imperial cup?
An old British measure of 284 ml (½ imperial pint). Modern UK recipes use the 250 ml metric cup instead, but you may still see the imperial cup in older cookbooks.