Bills cost less than 20 cents to produce
The cost to print bills depends on the denomination, according to the Federal Reserve Board. The $1 and $2 bills come in at the cheapest at 5.4 cents each.
At the other end of the spectrum, the $50 bill costs more to produce than $100 bills — 19.4 cents to produce vs. 15.5 cents per bill, respectively. The same is true for $5 and $10 bills — $5 bills cost 11.5 cents per note, and $10 bills cost only 10.9 cents per note.