How many cups in a liter?
1 liter = 4.23 cups
33.81 fl oz · 4 metric cups · 1.057 quarts
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Other cup standards
US cups: 4.227 · nutrition-label cups (240 mL): 4.167 · metric cups (250 mL): 4 · UK fluid ounces: 35.2
A liter is 4.23 US cups, or 33.8 fl oz, which makes it a bit more than a quart. In the kitchen, 4 cups plus 1/4 cup gets you within about a teaspoon of a liter.
Liters appear on soda bottles, cartons of plant milk and stock, and in recipes from outside the US. A recipe written with metric cups counts exactly 4 cups to the liter, so when it says "4 cups (1 liter)," measure 4 US cups plus about 1/4 cup.
| Liters | Cups | Fluid ounces | Metric cups | mL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 | 1.06 | 8.45 | 1 | 250 |
| 0.33 | 1.39 | 11.16 | 1.32 | 330 |
| 0.5 | 2.11 | 16.91 | 2 | 500 |
| 0.75 | 3.17 | 25.36 | 3 | 750 |
| 1 | 4.23 | 33.81 | 4 | 1,000 |
| 1.5 | 6.34 | 50.72 | 6 | 1,500 |
| 2 | 8.45 | 67.63 | 8 | 2,000 |
| 3 | 12.68 | 101.44 | 12 | 3,000 |
| 4 | 16.91 | 135.26 | 16 | 4,000 |
Bottles in cups
A 2-liter soda bottle holds about 8.45 US cups (67.6 fl oz), a little more than half a gallon. A 750 mL bottle is about 3.17 cups and a 500 mL bottle about 2.11 cups; see 750 mL to cups and 500 mL to cups.
Measuring a liter with US tools
If your large liquid measuring cup has a mL scale, fill it to 1,000 mL. If it stops at 4 cups, fill it once and add 1/4 cup from your dry set.
Questions
How many cups in a liter?
4.23 US cups, or exactly 4 metric cups.
How many ounces in a liter?
About 33.8 US fl oz.
Is a liter bigger than a quart?
Yes, by about 54 mL, a little under 2 fl oz.
How many cups in 2 liters?
About 8.45 US cups.
By Alton Vieira · Updated . Sources: US customary units: NIST Handbook 44 · nutrition-label cup: FDA 21 CFR 101.9. How we calculate.