Direct conversion
Convert millilitres to US cups for cooking, baking, nutrition, and recipe scaling. This page uses the US customary cup, equal to about 236.5882365 mL.
1 milliliter [mL] = 0.004227 cup (US) [cup US]
1 milliliter [mL] = 0.004227 cup (US) [cup US]
Divide millilitres by 236.5882365 to get US cups. Metric cups and other national cup measures can differ.
Example: 1 milliliter [mL] equals 0.004227 cup (US) [cup US].
Volume conversions use cubic metre as the reference unit. US liquid units, metric litres, and cubic units are converted with fixed factors stored in the unit table.
Displayed results are rounded for readability. The calculator keeps enough precision for everyday use and switches to scientific notation for very large or very small values. Last reviewed: 2026-08-14.
The milliliter is a metric volume unit equal to one thousandth of a liter.
HistoryMilliliters follow metric prefix scaling and are convenient for small liquid amounts.
Current useMilliliters are used for medicine, cooking, beverages, lab work, cosmetics, and product labels.
The US cup is a cooking volume unit equal to 236.5882365 milliliters.
HistoryCup measures developed from household cooking measures and were standardized for recipes.
Current useUS cups are used in recipes, nutrition labels, baking, meal preparation, and kitchen measuring tools.
| milliliter [mL] | cup (US) [cup US] |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.004227 |
| 2 | 0.008454 |
| 5 | 0.021134 |
| 10 | 0.042268 |
| 20 | 0.084535 |
| 25 | 0.105669 |
| 50 | 0.211338 |
| 100 | 0.422675 |
| 1000 | 4.226753 |
Use this formula: 1 milliliter [mL] = 0.004227 cup (US) [cup US] Enter your value in the calculator and the result updates instantly.
1 milliliter [mL] equals 0.004227 cup (US) [cup US].
Yes. Use the swap button in the calculator or open the related reverse conversion link when it is listed on this page.
It is one metric cup, but approximately 1.0567 US cups. This converter uses the US cup.
500 mL is approximately 2.1134 US cups.