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New Yorkers now have a luxury dog-food option — and the monthly tab can top what it costs to park a Tesla in a Manhattan garage.

Malibu Dog Kitchen liver snaps.Chad RachmanMalibu Dog Kitchen liver snaps.Chad Rachman

A startup called Malibu Dog Kitchen has just opened its first store in Greenwich Village — and has a slick, new delivery app that’s designed by an Uber co-founder.

Founded in Los Angeles two years ago, the distributor serves up grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and wild-caught sardines paired with trendy ingredients like kale, Fuji apples and Icelandic fish oil.

Still, some may howl at the prices: $16.50 for four cups’ worth. For a 10-pound dog that eats one cup a day, the bill comes to more than $120 a month. For really big dogs 150 pounds and up, the tab could top $500 a month, admits founder Shina Degucci.

“As we grow and buy ingredients in bulk, I think we can drive costs down,” Degucci told The Post.

Still, some may howl at the prices: $16.50 for four cups’ worth. For a 10-pound dog that eats one cup a day, the bill comes to more than $120 a month. For really big dogs 150 pounds and up, the tab could top $500 a month, admits founder Shina Degucci.

Uber co-founder Oscar Salazar says he immediately agreed to design Malibu’s app after meeting Degucci through a mutual friend.

“The human food space is very crowded” in tech, noted Salazar, who has taken a stake in Malibu and remains an adviser.

Meanwhile, Malibu’s food is good enough for humans to eat, according to Degucci and Salazar — who both cite personal experience.

“I did try the fish snacks and I love them,” Salazar said. “And I am a very picky eater.”

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