Cups to Milliliters (cups to ml)
A US customary cup is 236.588 ml, so multiply cups by 236.588. Recipes from other countries may use a different cup, which matters in baking.
Formula
milliliters = US cups × 236.588
Example: 0.5 US cups = 118.294 milliliters.
Cups to Milliliters chart
| US cups | milliliters |
|---|---|
| 0.125 | 29.5735 |
| 0.25 | 59.1471 |
| 0.333 | 78.7839 |
| 0.5 | 118.294 |
| 0.667 | 157.804 |
| 0.75 | 177.441 |
| 1 | 236.588 |
| 1.5 | 354.882 |
| 2 | 473.176 |
| 3 | 709.765 |
| 4 | 946.353 |
Good to know
Cup sizes differ: US customary cup 236.6 ml; US 'legal' cup on nutrition labels 240 ml; metric cup (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) 250 ml; the old UK imperial cup 284 ml. If a recipe comes from Australia, 1 cup is 250 ml.
Cups measure volume. For flour, sugar or butter, a kitchen scale is more accurate than any cup, because how you fill the cup changes the weight — our sister site GramsToCupConverter.com lists grams per cup by ingredient.
Frequently asked questions
How many ml is 1 cup?
1 US cup is 236.6 ml; a metric cup is 250 ml.
How many ml is 1/2 cup?
Half a US cup is 118.3 ml.
How many cups is 500 ml?
500 ml is 2.11 US cups (2 metric cups).