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Miles per Gallon to Kilometers per Liter Converter

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

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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.
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Result
Result
0.42514370743 km/L
liters per 100 km
235.214583333 L/100 km
miles per gallon (UK)
1.2009499255 mpg (UK)

1 mpg = 0.42514370743 km/L

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  1. 1 mpg = 0.42514370743 km/L
  2. 1 × 0.42514370743 = 0.42514370743 km/L

How to convert miles per gallon to kilometers per liter

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

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

Worked example:

1 mpg = 0.42514370743 km/L
5 × 0.42514370743 = 2.12571853715 km/L

Miles per Gallon to kilometers per liter table

Miles per GallonKilometers per Liter
1 mpg0.42514370743 km/L
2 mpg0.850287414861 km/L
3 mpg1.27543112229 km/L
4 mpg1.70057482972 km/L
5 mpg2.12571853715 km/L
6 mpg2.55086224458 km/L
7 mpg2.97600595201 km/L
8 mpg3.40114965944 km/L
9 mpg3.82629336687 km/L
10 mpg4.2514370743 km/L
15 mpg6.37715561145 km/L
20 mpg8.50287414861 km/L
25 mpg10.6285926858 km/L
30 mpg12.7543112229 km/L
40 mpg17.0057482972 km/L
50 mpg21.2571853715 km/L
75 mpg31.8857780573 km/L
100 mpg42.514370743 km/L
250 mpg106.285926858 km/L
500 mpg212.571853715 km/L
1000 mpg425.14370743 km/L

About the units

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.
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).

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