Conversion Charts

Common US↔Metric conversions, kitchen volumes, temperature, and data unit references.

Powers of 10 (SI prefixes)

PrefixSymbolPowerFactor
kilok10^31,000
megaM10^61,000,000
gigaG10^91,000,000,000
teraT10^121,000,000,000,000
millim10^-30.001
microµ10^-60.000001
nanon10^-90.000000001

Tip: data storage uses both decimal (kB, MB) and binary (KiB, MiB) units.

Length

USMetric
1 inch (in)25.4 millimeters (mm)
12 inches1 foot (ft)
1 foot (ft)0.3048 meters (m)
1 yard (yd)0.9144 meters (m)
1 mile (mi)1.609344 kilometers (km)
1 meter (m)3.28084 feet (ft)
1 kilometer (km)0.621371 miles (mi)

Mass / Weight

USMetric
1 ounce (oz)28.349523125 grams (g)
1 pound (lb)0.45359237 kilograms (kg)
1 kilogram (kg)2.20462262 pounds (lb)
1 gram (g)1000 milligrams (mg)
1 kilogram (kg)1000 grams (g)

Volume (US kitchen)

USMetric
1 teaspoon (tsp)4.92892159375 mL
1 tablespoon (tbsp)14.78676478125 mL
1 fluid ounce (fl oz)29.5735295625 mL
1 cup236.5882365 mL
1 pint (pt)473.176473 mL
1 quart (qt)946.352946 mL
1 gallon (US)3.785411784 liters (L)
1 liter (L)33.8140227 fl oz

Temperature

  • °C = (°F − 32) × 5/9
  • °F = (°C × 9/5) + 32
  • K = °C + 273.15
  • °C = K − 273.15
Quick points:
0°C = 32°F
20°C ≈ 68°F
37°C ≈ 98.6°F
100°C = 212°F

Data units

Decimal (SI)Binary (IEC)
1 kB = 1000 B1 KiB = 1024 B
1 MB = 10^6 B1 MiB = 2^20 B
1 GB = 10^9 B1 GiB = 2^30 B
1 TB = 10^12 B1 TiB = 2^40 B
  • 1 Byte = 8 bits
  • Network speeds are usually in bits (Mbps, Gbps)
  • Storage is usually in bytes (GB, TB)