One CAN build a "town" bike out of any bicycle, mate.
All it takes is the right components,some time, some
patients along with a little wrench work to have a"'town"
bike your way often at a huge savings over a new bike.
The only thing an Eletra Townie has that most bicycles
don't have it what Eletra calls a 'flat foot" stance with a
modified frame. I doubt that "flat foot" is all that important
to a healthy rider.
Save the money........build your own 'town" bike.
P.S. Skip front shocks, mate. If you use a good steel framed
bike and ride only on roads or streets (It's a town bike remember?)
you flat don't need damn shocks to break or weight you down. A
good steel frame bike will flex, as steel will do, to absorb much
of the road vibes.