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Kilometers per Liter to Miles per Gallon Converter

Convert kilometers per liter (km/L) to miles per gallon (US) (mpg), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter a fuel economy, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

About valueA number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
About toThe unit you want the answer in. Swap exchanges the two units.
Result
Result
2.35214583333 mpg
liters per 100 km
100 L/100 km
miles per gallon (UK)
2.82480936332 mpg (UK)

1 km/L = 2.35214583333 mpg

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  1. 1 km/L = 2.35214583333 mpg
  2. 1 × 2.35214583333 = 2.35214583333 mpg

How to convert kilometers per liter to miles per gallon

1 km/L = 2.35214583333 mpg, so multiply by 2.35214583333 to go from kilometers per liter to miles per gallon (US). Going the other way, 1 mpg = 0.42514370743 km/L.

mpg = km/L × 2.35214583333
km/L = mpg × 0.42514370743

Worked example:

1 km/L = 2.35214583333 mpg
5 × 2.35214583333 = 11.7607291667 mpg

Kilometers per Liter to miles per gallon table

Kilometers per LiterMiles per Gallon
1 km/L2.35214583333 mpg
2 km/L4.70429166667 mpg
3 km/L7.0564375 mpg
4 km/L9.40858333333 mpg
5 km/L11.7607291667 mpg
6 km/L14.112875 mpg
7 km/L16.4650208333 mpg
8 km/L18.8171666667 mpg
9 km/L21.1693125 mpg
10 km/L23.5214583333 mpg
15 km/L35.2821875 mpg
20 km/L47.0429166667 mpg
25 km/L58.8036458333 mpg
30 km/L70.564375 mpg
40 km/L94.0858333333 mpg
50 km/L117.607291667 mpg
75 km/L176.4109375 mpg
100 km/L235.214583333 mpg
250 km/L588.036458333 mpg
500 km/L1,176.07291667 mpg
1000 km/L2,352.14583333 mpg

About the units

Kilometers per Liter (km/L)
Kilometers per liter, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).
Miles per Gallon (mpg)
Miles per gallon (US), a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.

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