Natural gas is widely abundant and relatively inexpensive. As such, large quantities are flared every year. This presents an opportunity to use natural gas as a chemical feedstock. Non-oxidative dehydroaromatization of methane, the major component of natural gas is proposed as an option to monetize natural gas. This study evaluates the economics of the methane to benzene process. A catalytic membrane reactor model written in MATLAB has been directly implemented in an Aspen Plus V9 process model using CAPE-OPEN interoperability. Minimum utility requirements and heat exchanger designs were identified in Aspen Energy Analyzer, and process economics for a variety of feed and product prices were assessed using Aspen Process Economic Analyzer. The results indicate that the venture is profitable (profitability index of 1.17, IRR of 35.5%, NRR of 18.2%). The capital cost was found to be $35,500 per daily standard barrel of benzene. Additionally, the process remains economically attractive so long as either the price of benzene remains above $470/ton, or the price of hydrogen remains above $0.8/kg.