Be careful: with cubic measure, you have to cube the prefix values.

So you can use cubic metres for large volumes, cubic centimetres for small volumes (a teaspoon is about 5 cc), cubic millimetres for tiny volumes.

There are 10,000 cubic centimetres in a cubic metre (100 x 100 x 100) and a billion cubic millimetres in a cubic metre (1000 x 1000 x 1000).

The litre is 1000 cubic centimetres (or a thousandth of a cubic metre) which is a handy size for orange juice, milk, fuel etc..

A millilitre (mL) is a thousandth of a litre and is the same as a cubic centimetre.

So for some common comparisons, a can of Cola is 330 mL, a small shampoo bottle could be 125 mL, a wine bottle could be 700 mL or 70cL (centilitres)

RE:
metric unit for liquid volume?

The cubic meter. The Liter is an older unit, no longer a recommended part of the SI system. One litre is equal to 0.001 cubic metre .